Superbly decorated arquebus type gun with wheel lock, late 17th century.

Lot 149
18.05.2024 12:00UTC +02:00
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Lot 149 | Superbly decorated arquebus type gun with wheel lock, late 17th century.
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€ 1 500 – 2 500
Splendid bone-decorated gun with wheellock and arquebus-type stock, long brass trigger guard, late 17th century. A shortened butt, not adapted for a shoulder rest and simply pressed against the cheek. Hunting or combat weapon of a privileged rider, designed to fight heavily armed cavalry. It was used as an alternative to a spear in knightly combat. Made as a forged faceted barrel, with an expensive wheel mechanism on a walnut lodgment, with decorative bone inserts. At the butt end there is a pin for vertical storage of the gun. Length: 100 cm. Weight: 3811 gr. Width: 24cm, Height: 100cm, Depth: 8cm, Weight: 3.811kg, Condition: Some lacks, Material: Bone, ID: ID-ANTQ-6521
#Bone, #WesternEurope, #Оружие
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