A Decorative German Wheel-Lock Gun, And A Spanish Folding Lock-Knife (Navaja)

THE FIRST PARTLY 17TH CENTURY, THE SECOND DATED 1888

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A Decorative German Wheel-Lock Gun, And A Spanish Folding Lock-Knife (Navaja)
The first partly 17th Century, the second dated 1888
The first with two-stage barrel, plain lock, and full stock inlaid with horn and mother-of-pearl between horn lines, the cheek-piece with the arms of the Electors of Saxony; the second with slender blade with etched decoration filled with red pigment on each side, including a dated inscription on one side, the handle encased in brass pounced with scrollwork
23in. (59cm.) barrel and 13in. (24.8cm.) blade (2)

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