FINE AND RARE ALSATIAN WHEEL LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, STRASBOURG, CIRCA 1600.

FINE AND RARE ALSATIAN WHEEL LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, STRASBOURG, CIRCA 1600. SN NSN. Two stage bbl with raised moldings at breech and muzzle. Breech deeply struck with maker’s mark “WI” in a shield and crossed hammer and pick. Strasbourg control mark Stockel page 1702, no 8799 and horseshoe mark similar to Stockel page 1458, no 5100. Flat lock also struck with a Strasbourg mark. Flat wheel cover pierced and engraved with marine monsters. Dog engraved with further monsters and a grotesque. Push on safety with filed spring. Ebonized fruitwood full stock inlaid with contrasting horn stringing enclosing engraved horn plaques including strapwork scrolls issuing from monsters, a demon mask pierced by a side nail and further masks flanking bbl tang. Boldly fluted pommel with iron acorn finial, iron trigger guard, engraved horn ramrod pipe and wooden ramrod with engraved horn tip. NOTE: Sotheby’s catalog mentions possibility that lock predates remainder, but it is entirely original to pistol. Genuine lemon butt pistols of this period are very rare. Most are Victorian creations. This pistol possesses an unusually distinguished provenance having been owned by four of the greatest and most knowledgeable collectors of the 20th century and represents an opportunity for today’s collector to own something guaranteed genuine. PROVENANCE: See Visser Collection Sale Catalog, Sotheby’s 6/3/91, #51. Samuel James Whawell Collection, sold Sotheby’s May 1927. Edward Hubbard Litchfield Collection, sold Park Bernet Galleries, NY December 1961, lot 261. Miguel Mujica Gallo, Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru. Hank Visser, sold Sotheby’s Visser part 2, June 3, 1991. Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Metal is crisp with crisp engraving and virtually no pitting. Ebonized fruitwood full stock exhibits light wear, but inlays are crisp and scrimshaw still very strong. One very minor repair at rear side nail does not detract. Pistol appears homogeneous throughout. 4-50047 MZ24 (15,000-30,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2493	$28,750.00	FINE AND RARE ALSATIAN WHEEL LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, STRASBOURG, CIRCA 1600. SN NSN. Two stage bbl with raised moldings at breech and muzzle. Breech deeply struck with maker’s mark “WI” in a shield and crossed hammer and pick. Strasbourg control mark Stockel page 1702, no 8799 and horseshoe mark similar to Stockel page 1458, no 5100. Flat lock also struck with a Strasbourg mark. Flat wheel cover pierced and engraved with marine monsters. Dog engraved with further monsters and a grotesque. Push on safety with filed spring. Ebonized fruitwood full stock inlaid with contrasting horn stringing enclosing engraved horn plaques including strapwork scrolls issuing from monsters, a demon mask pierced by a side nail and further masks flanking bbl tang. Boldly fluted pommel with iron acorn finial, iron trigger guard, engraved horn ramrod pipe and wooden ramrod with engraved horn tip. NOTE: Sotheby’s catalog mentions possibility that lock predates remainder, but it is entirely original to pistol. Genuine lemon butt pistols of this period are very rare. Most are Victorian creations. This pistol possesses an unusually distinguished provenance having been owned by four of the greatest and most knowledgeable collectors of the 20th century and represents an opportunity for today’s collector to own something guaranteed genuine. PROVENANCE: See Visser Collection Sale Catalog, Sotheby’s 6/3/91, #51. Samuel James Whawell Collection, sold Sotheby’s May 1927. Edward Hubbard Litchfield Collection, sold Park Bernet Galleries, NY December 1961, lot 261. Miguel Mujica Gallo, Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru. Hank Visser, sold Sotheby’s Visser part 2, June 3, 1991. Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Metal is crisp with crisp engraving and virtually no pitting. Ebonized fruitwood full stock exhibits light wear, but inlays are crisp and scrimshaw still very strong. One very minor repair at rear side nail does not detract. Pistol appears homogeneous throughout. 4-50047 MZ24 (15,000-30,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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