4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Dec 2024
233
‡ A PAIR OF 25 BORE GERMAN LONG WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS, SUHL, CIRCA 1660
with tapering barrels formed in three stages, struck with Suhl marks on the left of the breeches, plain tangs, bevelled locks struck ‘MR’ on the inside, fitted with external wheel retained by a small bracket, pans with sliding covers and faceted dogs, light wood full stocks (worm damage, small repairs), and iron mounts comprising domed pommels, strap trigger-guards, a single ramrod-pipe, fore-end caps, and iron tipped wooden ramrods perhaps the original, 60.0 cm overall (2)
Provenance
Robert Brooker Collection inv. nos. 2074 & 2075
Sold for £4,000
with tapering barrels formed in three stages, struck with Suhl marks on the left of the breeches, plain tangs, bevelled locks struck ‘MR’ on the inside, fitted with external wheel retained by a small bracket, pans with sliding covers and faceted dogs, light wood full stocks (worm damage, small repairs), and iron mounts comprising domed pommels, strap trigger-guards, a single ramrod-pipe, fore-end caps, and iron tipped wooden ramrods perhaps the original, 60.0 cm overall (2)
Provenance
Robert Brooker Collection inv. nos. 2074 & 2075
Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Dec 2024, 4th Dec, 2024
Auction Location: London, UK
Including:
THE BILL TERRY COLLECTION, PART II: NON WESTERN ARCHERY
THE ROY ELVIS COLLECTION OF INDIAN ARMS & ARMOUR, PART V
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHARLES SOMERS COCKS, 3RD EARL SOMERS (1819-83), EASTNOR CASTLE, THENCE BY DESCENT
AN IMPORTANT ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
THE ROBERT E. BROOKER JR. COLLECTION OF RARE ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOUR, PART ONE: THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD
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