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A GERMAN WHEELLOCK HUNTING MUSKET

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD
A GERMAN WHEELLOCK HUNTING MUSKET
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
A large example of characteristic form, with combed butt and sliding patchbox cover, the actively-grained walnut stock inlaid throughout with polished staghorn in flowering vine motifs and borders, together with engraved panels, with horn forearm, buttplate and ramrod finial. The lock with exposed wheel and stepped, balustered dog, the sliding pan cover intact. The long, smoothbore barrel octagonal at the breech, stepping to round. Mid 17th century. Minor losses, some panels replaced. Overall length 142.5 cm.
Condition III