A MAGNIFICENT SOLID GOLD-STOCKED MINIATURE WHEEL-LOCK 'PUFFER'

IN GERMAN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, BY DR. JOHN S. COOPER, CIRCA 1965

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A MAGNIFICENT SOLID GOLD-STOCKED MINIATURE WHEEL-LOCK 'PUFFER'
IN GERMAN 16th CENTURY STYLE, BY DR. JOHN S. COOPER, CIRCA 1965
With blued two-stage flared barrel with octagonal breech-section, bright lock with safety-catch, pierced wheel-retaining bracket, and fully functional mechanism, solid 18 ct gold stock with finely matt panels within polished borders, blued trigger-guard and belt-hook, and bright ramrod, in a lined close-fitted leather jewellers case
2 1/4 in. (57mm) long

出版

Hans Tanner (ed.), Guns of the World, 1972 & 1977, chapter on Miniature Firearms by Samuel Weill, Jr., p. 395 (illus.)

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By repute it took renowned British miniaturist Dr. Cooper several years to create this exquisite masterpiece. Samuel Weill, a noted collector and authority on miniature firearms, stated his opinion in Guns of the World that he "...considers this to be the most meticulously made piece in his entire collection."

IN GERMAN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, BY DR. JOHN S. COOPER, CIRCA 1965

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