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Lot 3170:Fine Nurnberg Wheel Lock Pistol, circa 1585-90

September 11th, 2016|Rock Island, IL
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Lot 3170:Fine Nurnberg Wheel Lock Pistol, circa 1585-90

September 11th, 2016|Rock Island, IL
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Fine Nurnberg Wheel Lock Pistol, circa 1585-90

Two-stage part-round and part-octagonal barrel marked at top flat of breech with Nurnberg Guild Mark of about 1585, and also with slightly obscured mark of a Rampant Unicorn, flared muzzle; flat lock-plate with deeply domed wheel-cover plate, the lock-plate itself struck clearly with the mark of AK (see Der Neue Stockel, no. 1890, page 656), engraved cock; the fruitwood stock entirely inlaid with bone dots framed by bone inlays and bone plaques engraved with a gentleman, others depicting eagles, a hunter with wheel-lock gun shooting at a bird in a tree; ball butt decorated en suite a divided into nine sections each inlaid with a grotesque face, the whole completed by a bone roundel butt cap

ConditionFine, barrel with a dark grey-brown patina overall, lock-plate with lighter patina, breech tang repaired and upon removing lock, the pistol’s stock was evidently very well restored from an old break, expected areas of wear on stock overall
Details
ManufacturerSaxon
ModelWheellock
TypePistol
ClassAntique
Caliber / Gauge13 mm
Barrel11 ½ inches
Finishbright
Stockwood

Item LocationRock Island, IL
Views3912
Catalog page95
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