A Wheellock pistol, pistol (c. 1590)
Steel, iron, wood, mother of pearl and staghorn
black inlaid decoration "Fruits, flowers, oak leaves, masks of demons and hunting scene with hound chasing a deer", central panel with a «lansquenett» figure surmounted by an AT monogram
German
16th C. (final)
small restoration on the inlaid, gluing on the finial, minor faults on mother-of-pearl, broken part of the rod
wheel closure with Nuremberg city hallmark and another with fleur-de-lis topped with letters, octagonal barrel with Nuremberg hallmarks and gunsmith's initials HD
Dim. - 56,5 cm
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Steel, iron, wood, mother of pearl and staghorn
black inlaid decoration "Fruits, flowers, oak leaves, masks of demons and hunting scene with hound chasing a deer", central panel with a «lansquenett» figure surmounted by an AT monogram
German
16th C. (final)
small restoration on the inlaid, gluing on the finial, minor faults on mother-of-pearl, broken part of the rod
wheel closure with Nuremberg city hallmark and another with fleur-de-lis topped with letters, octagonal barrel with Nuremberg hallmarks and gunsmith's initials HD
Dim. - 56,5 cm