Lot Essay
Giuseppe Console of Milan (recorded 1812-1840) invented the tube-lock system which was adopted by the Austrian Army
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EACH CIRCA 1820
Details
A CONSOLE TUBE-LOCK GUN MECHANISM AND A SPANISH PILL-LOCK MECHANISM
Each circa 1820
The first finely engraved with scrollwork and a hind, signed in gold letters 'Giuseppe Console', and with chiselled details, some against a gilt ground; the second with external mainspring, chiselled details, striker in the form of a monster, and gold-lined chamber for the pill
8in. (12.7cm.) and 4 cm. (10.2cm.) (2)
Each circa 1820
The first finely engraved with scrollwork and a hind, signed in gold letters 'Giuseppe Console', and with chiselled details, some against a gilt ground; the second with external mainspring, chiselled details, striker in the form of a monster, and gold-lined chamber for the pill
8in. (12.7cm.) and 4 cm. (10.2cm.) (2)
Literature
(The first) Lewis Winant, Early Percussion Firearms, p.79, plate 67
(The second) ibid., p. 76, plate 54
W. Keith Neal, Spanish Guns and Pistols, p. 42, plate 89
(The second) ibid., p. 76, plate 54
W. Keith Neal, Spanish Guns and Pistols, p. 42, plate 89
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.