REMARKABLE PAIR OF LONG WHEEL LOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS VENEERED ENTIRELY IN FINE QUALITY IVORY PANELS, PARTLY 17TH CENTURY WITH FINE ORIGINAL GILDED SPANNER.

SN NSN. These remarkable pistols have original period locks and bbls etched and damascened in gold. Triggers guards damascened en suite. Octagonal to rnd bbls in the German fashion. Convex military German wheel locks. External wheel. Dogs very well formed of far better quality than most military wheel locks. Ivory carving is similar to Dieppe work and features gentleman in hunting costume, scenes of the chase, and grotesque masks. Rnd ivory pommels end in a truly 3-dimensional monster face. These pistols are far better than others of similar type, both in quality of metal work and quality of ivory carving. Martin Retting, one of the best authorities of the 1960s and 70s believed them to be entirely of the period and cherished them as such. They still retain his collection tag. Gilt steel spanner, late 16th or early 17th century, still retaining most of its original fire gilding. PROVENANCE: Rudolph Wange, Copenhagen. Martin B. Retting, Culver City, California. Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Overall very good with most gilding remaining. Ivory well patinated and showing great age. One bbl tang cracked where screw enters. Mechanism inside locks intact. Ramrods tips gilded en suite. Overall good for type. 4-49993 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 2433

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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
	2433	$24,150.00	REMARKABLE PAIR OF LONG WHEEL LOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS VENEERED ENTIRELY IN FINE QUALITY IVORY PANELS, PARTLY 17TH CENTURY WITH FINE ORIGINAL GILDED SPANNER. SN NSN. These remarkable pistols have original period locks and bbls etched and damascened in gold. Triggers guards damascened en suite. Octagonal to rnd bbls in the German fashion. Convex military German wheel locks. External wheel. Dogs very well formed of far better quality than most military wheel locks. Ivory carving is similar to Dieppe work and features gentleman in hunting costume, scenes of the chase, and grotesque masks. Rnd ivory pommels end in a truly 3-dimensional monster face. These pistols are far better than others of similar type, both in quality of metal work and quality of ivory carving. Martin Retting, one of the best authorities of the 1960s and 70s believed them to be entirely of the period and cherished them as such. They still retain his collection tag. Gilt steel spanner, late 16th or early 17th century, still retaining most of its original fire gilding. PROVENANCE: Rudolph Wange, Copenhagen. Martin B. Retting, Culver City, California. Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Overall very good with most gilding remaining. Ivory well patinated and showing great age. One bbl tang cracked where screw enters. Mechanism inside locks intact. Ramrods tips gilded en suite. Overall good for type. 4-49993 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 2433 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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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REMARKABLE PAIR OF LONG WHEEL LOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS VENEERED ENTIRELY IN FINE QUALITY IVORY PANELS, PARTLY 17TH CENTURY WITH FINE ORIGINAL GILDED SPANNER.