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Lot 156

Beautiful 17th Century Germanic Wheellock Pistol W/ Bone Inlay

Estimate: $3,000 - $6,000
Starting Bid
$1,500

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$50,000 $5,000
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Manufacturer: Germanic (c. 1620s-1650s)
Model: Wheellock pistol
Caliber: 58 bore
Barrel length: 16.5 in.
OAL: 25 in.
Condition: Very Good-Antique; wood stock has wear & patina commensurate w/ age; some cracking & splintering in the forend of the stock; some pieces of bone inlay are missing or loose; barrel & lockplate have mostly bare gray metal w/ some light rust & pititng; appears to have been polished at one point; the wheel spins, but is not locking with tension; bore is dark as expected w/ age
Includes: extensive bone inlays throughout the wood stock; inlay depictions of swords, knives, arrows/quivers, knight's helmet, shields, fruit, and a mystic mask
-ramrod
-no pyrite in "dog" jaws (incorrect leather wrapped flint; flint is too hard for wheellocks and would wear the wheel grooves)
Marked: top of barrel & the lockplate are both marked w/ "LB" initials for a possible maker's mark; illegible proof on left barrel slant

Provenance: A Kerrville, Texas estate

No FFL NICS Check Required: Antique

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