VERY FINE AND IMPORTANT FLINTLOCK WENDER GUN BY JOHANN STIFFTER IN PRAGUE, CIRCA 1700.

SN NSN. This rare Wender gun is pictured in Clay Bedford’s Decorated Firearms by Wallace Gusler and James Lavin, p. 152, figure 59, and illustrated on p. 153. Convex lock is engraved with a man confronting a dragon and the cock is chiseled with a vine and monster face. Front of the frizzen is chiseled with acanthus. Round bbls have side flats extending for one quarter of their length extending from a heavily molded breech and engraved with trophies of arms. Thumb piece is pierced and chiseled. Sideplate is in the form of a serpent in relief. Tang of the buttplate is also in the form of a serpent in relief. Swivel mechanism is released by pulling the trigger when the gun is at half cock. Combat scene engraved on the lockplate is derived from the 1684 pattern book of Claude Simonin. Full stock is figured and simply carved. The opportunity to purchase any gun pictured and documented in Bedford’s Decorated Firearms is a rare one and a guarantee of the artistic significance of the individual weapon. PROVENANCE: John Hayward. Clay P. Bedford. Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: : Engraving on the lockplate is crisp and clear. Engraving on the bbls is crisp and clear, although minor pitting occurs on the forward part of the bbls. Stock appears to have been refinished sometime during its working life. Forend has a few small chips and a break on each side approximately halfway down. Ramrod appears to be of the period and ramrod pipes are original. Mechanism works well. 4-49933 (15,000-30,000) – Lot 2466

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
	2466	$13,800.00	VERY FINE AND IMPORTANT FLINTLOCK WENDER GUN BY JOHANN STIFFTER IN PRAGUE, CIRCA 1700. SN NSN. This rare Wender gun is pictured in Clay Bedford’s Decorated Firearms by Wallace Gusler and James Lavin, p. 152, figure 59, and illustrated on p. 153. Convex lock is engraved with a man confronting a dragon and the cock is chiseled with a vine and monster face. Front of the frizzen is chiseled with acanthus. Round bbls have side flats extending for one quarter of their length extending from a heavily molded breech and engraved with trophies of arms. Thumb piece is pierced and chiseled. Sideplate is in the form of a serpent in relief. Tang of the buttplate is also in the form of a serpent in relief. Swivel mechanism is released by pulling the trigger when the gun is at half cock. Combat scene engraved on the lockplate is derived from the 1684 pattern book of Claude Simonin. Full stock is figured and simply carved. The opportunity to purchase any gun pictured and documented in Bedford’s Decorated Firearms is a rare one and a guarantee of the artistic significance of the individual weapon. PROVENANCE: John Hayward. Clay P. Bedford. Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: : Engraving on the lockplate is crisp and clear. Engraving on the bbls is crisp and clear, although minor pitting occurs on the forward part of the bbls. Stock appears to have been refinished sometime during its working life. Forend has a few small chips and a break on each side approximately halfway down. Ramrod appears to be of the period and ramrod pipes are original. Mechanism works well. 4-49933 (15,000-30,000) – Lot 2466 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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VERY FINE AND IMPORTANT FLINTLOCK WENDER GUN BY JOHANN STIFFTER IN PRAGUE, CIRCA 1700.