拍品專文
This pistol compares closely with a pair struck with the maker's mark of Adolf Bosch. See J.P Puype, The Visser Collection, Zwolle, 1996, Vol.1, Part 1, cat.no.200 (HV-7/8)
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CIRCA 1650
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A LOW COUNTRIES LONG WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL
circa 1650
With slender barrel changing from octagonal to round and struck with a pair of asterisk marks under the breech, plain bevelled lock drawn to a down-curved sharp point, external wheel retained by a stud-like bracket, sliding pan-cover with peg release, ebonised full stock inlaid with three dentate horn washers impaled by the lock side-nails, 'fishtail' butt with domed ebonised cap inset with a single horn pellet and seated on a horn fillet, iron trigger-guard, moulded iron ramrod-pipes, iron fore-end cap, and iron-tipped ramrod (the stock with several very small repairs).
25 3/8in (64.5cm)
circa 1650
With slender barrel changing from octagonal to round and struck with a pair of asterisk marks under the breech, plain bevelled lock drawn to a down-curved sharp point, external wheel retained by a stud-like bracket, sliding pan-cover with peg release, ebonised full stock inlaid with three dentate horn washers impaled by the lock side-nails, 'fishtail' butt with domed ebonised cap inset with a single horn pellet and seated on a horn fillet, iron trigger-guard, moulded iron ramrod-pipes, iron fore-end cap, and iron-tipped ramrod (the stock with several very small repairs).
25 3/8
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