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IN GERMAN 16TH CENTURY STYLE
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A DECORATIVE PAIR OF SOUTH GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS (PUFFER)
IN GERMAN 16TH CENTURY STYLE
Each with swamped two-stage barrel decorated with three gilt relief chiselled bands of foliage and struck with Augsburg mark together with crowned maker's mark, engraved pierced gilt wheel cover and flat lock, the dog with baluster and ring turned shaft, the pan cover engraved with a hound like creature, gilt foliate engraved dog and safety catch springs, the stock decorated with ebony and finely engraved stag antler depicting a boar hunt between bands of strapwork and foliage, gilt embossed strapwork bands running from the tang to the pommeland underneath the gilt iron trigger guard and trigger, the pommel applied with circular lions masks and gilt bronze relief roundel to the underside depicting skirmishing equestrians, the elmwood ramrods with steel tips probably later
52 cm. long (2)
IN GERMAN 16TH CENTURY STYLE
Each with swamped two-stage barrel decorated with three gilt relief chiselled bands of foliage and struck with Augsburg mark together with crowned maker's mark, engraved pierced gilt wheel cover and flat lock, the dog with baluster and ring turned shaft, the pan cover engraved with a hound like creature, gilt foliate engraved dog and safety catch springs, the stock decorated with ebony and finely engraved stag antler depicting a boar hunt between bands of strapwork and foliage, gilt embossed strapwork bands running from the tang to the pommeland underneath the gilt iron trigger guard and trigger, the pommel applied with circular lions masks and gilt bronze relief roundel to the underside depicting skirmishing equestrians, the elmwood ramrods with steel tips probably later
52 cm. long (2)
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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Please note, there is no CITES licence required because this lot does not contain any of the endangered species.
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