CIRCA 1580
Details
A 32-Bore Nuremberg All-Steel Wheel-Lock Belt Pistol
Circa 1580
With two-stage barrel swamped at the muzzle and engraved with foliage, octagonal breech struck with Nuremberg mark and barrelsmith's mark, a unicorn, flat lock struck with Nuremberg mark and maker's mark, a perched bird between the initials 'GB' in a shield, sliding pan-cover (release button missing), domed wheel-cover, safety-catch cut with foliage, cock engraved as a monster, full stock (minor repairs), two-piece ball pommel with button finial, long iron belt hook, and later iron ramrod; with a later key
14¼in. (36.2cm.) (2)
Circa 1580
With two-stage barrel swamped at the muzzle and engraved with foliage, octagonal breech struck with Nuremberg mark and barrelsmith's mark, a unicorn, flat lock struck with Nuremberg mark and maker's mark, a perched bird between the initials 'GB' in a shield, sliding pan-cover (release button missing), domed wheel-cover, safety-catch cut with foliage, cock engraved as a monster, full stock (minor repairs), two-piece ball pommel with button finial, long iron belt hook, and later iron ramrod; with a later key
14¼in. (36.2cm.) (2)
Provenance
Anon. sale, Sotheby & Co., 18 December 1979, Lot 325