Lot Essay
A very similar pair of pistols also cut with the letter 'M' inside the locks are in the Visser Collection (HV-42/43); a further comparable pair (HV-29/30) are signed 'Jan Flock, Utrcht'.
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CIRCA 1650-55
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A DUTCH MILITARY WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL
circa 1650-55
With plain rounded barrel struck with a mark (rubbed, probably 'P'), plain strongly bevelled flat lock cut with the letter 'M' on the inside and retained by three side-nails, internal wheel and dog-spring, sliding pan-cover and the shank of the dog fitted flush with the lock, full stock (the fore-end slightly chipped), flattened butt with domed iron cap, iron trigger-guard, ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap, and wooden ramrod with moulded iron tip.
23in (61cm)
circa 1650-55
With plain rounded barrel struck with a mark (rubbed, probably 'P'), plain strongly bevelled flat lock cut with the letter 'M' on the inside and retained by three side-nails, internal wheel and dog-spring, sliding pan-cover and the shank of the dog fitted flush with the lock, full stock (the fore-end slightly chipped), flattened butt with domed iron cap, iron trigger-guard, ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap, and wooden ramrod with moulded iron tip.
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