FINE EARLY SAXON WHEELOCK BALL BUTT PISTOL.

FINE EARLY SAXON WHEELOCK BALL BUTT PISTOL. Cal 64. NSN. 11-7/8″ part oct. bbl. The lockplate has two touch marks below the safety spring, a circle with a buck head and a tombstone with an “A” above a standing buck over “NIO”. The cock is engraved as a bird head and is currently holding a flint. The other external lock parts are also engraved or carved. The dark wood stock has been inlaid with engraved ivory or bone panels. There are heads on the tailpipe, ramrod pipe, and along both sides of the tang. There are two grotesque figures on the left side of the stock and flowers around the ball butt. A fine 16th C. example. CONDITION: Gray patina on the metal parts with signs of light cleaning on the edges of the lockplate and upper tang. Wood is fine with minor cracks and slivers missing on the inlay. Pan release button is missing. 4-57974 (18,000-28,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

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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	51	$0.00	FINE EARLY SAXON WHEELOCK BALL BUTT PISTOL. Cal 64. NSN. 11-7/8″ part oct. bbl. The lockplate has two touch marks below the safety spring, a circle with a buck head and a tombstone with an “A” above a standing buck over “NIO”. The cock is engraved as a bird head and is currently holding a flint. The other external lock parts are also engraved or carved. The dark wood stock has been inlaid with engraved ivory or bone panels. There are heads on the tailpipe, ramrod pipe, and along both sides of the tang. There are two grotesque figures on the left side of the stock and flowers around the ball butt. A fine 16th C. example. CONDITION: Gray patina on the metal parts with signs of light cleaning on the edges of the lockplate and upper tang. Wood is fine with minor cracks and slivers missing on the inlay. Pan release button is missing. 4-57974 (18,000-28,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 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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