FINE AND RARE AUSTRIAN WHEEL LOCK RIFLE BY KILLIANN ZELLNER DATED 1682.

FINE AND RARE AUSTRIAN WHEEL LOCK RIFLE BY KILLIANN ZELLNER DATED 1682. SN NSN. Lock stamped “AW” in heart shaped reserves and further engraved “Christi(an) Linta/Scul in berchtes”. Very finely engraved horsemen chasing a stag carrying swords and footmen with a boar spear. Dog beautifully engraved with a dragon and fox, all on a blackened ground. Oct bbl is extremely heavy and massive with Zellner’s name signed in full with date. Fruitwood full stock beautifully inlaid with white stag horn featuring birds, dogs and dolphins. Beautifully executed long-beaked bird holding the tail of a serpent in its beak and body in its talons in mother of pearl. Rear ramrod pipe features a helmeted coat of arms surmounted by an eagle. Stock additionally inlaid with brass wire in floral pattern enhanced with dragons and eagles. With brass front sight, single rear sight, set trigger in working condition. Zellner family represents one of 16th and 17th centuries’ most distinguished Austrian gunsmiths and any example by one of these masters is worthy of an advanced collector. Killian Zellner worked from 1672 until his death in 1693. He was the son of the famous Gaylord Zellner and father of Hans Jacob and Franz Xavier. He began work in 1672 in Vienna and became a master in Salzburg in 1673. PROVENANCE: George Shumway. Dr. Carlisle Smith, University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Lock is extremely crisp with all engraving and original blackening intact. Bbl retains no original finish but considering it was made in 1682, is also very crisp. Fruitwood full stock has a few inlays replaced during its working life, but in substantially good original condition. 4-49938 (20,000-40,000)

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
	2470	$23,600.00	FINE AND RARE AUSTRIAN WHEEL LOCK RIFLE BY KILLIANN ZELLNER DATED 1682. SN NSN. Lock stamped “AW” in heart shaped reserves and further engraved “Christi(an) Linta/Scul in berchtes”. Very finely engraved horsemen chasing a stag carrying swords and footmen with a boar spear. Dog beautifully engraved with a dragon and fox, all on a blackened ground. Oct bbl is extremely heavy and massive with Zellner’s name signed in full with date. Fruitwood full stock beautifully inlaid with white stag horn featuring birds, dogs and dolphins. Beautifully executed long-beaked bird holding the tail of a serpent in its beak and body in its talons in mother of pearl. Rear ramrod pipe features a helmeted coat of arms surmounted by an eagle. Stock additionally inlaid with brass wire in floral pattern enhanced with dragons and eagles. With brass front sight, single rear sight, set trigger in working condition. Zellner family represents one of 16th and 17th centuries’ most distinguished Austrian gunsmiths and any example by one of these masters is worthy of an advanced collector. Killian Zellner worked from 1672 until his death in 1693. He was the son of the famous Gaylord Zellner and father of Hans Jacob and Franz Xavier. He began work in 1672 in Vienna and became a master in Salzburg in 1673. PROVENANCE: George Shumway. Dr. Carlisle Smith, University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. Collection of Dr. Douglas Sirkin. CONDITION: Lock is extremely crisp with all engraving and original blackening intact. Bbl retains no original finish but considering it was made in 1682, is also very crisp. Fruitwood full stock has a few inlays replaced during its working life, but in substantially good original condition. 4-49938 (20,000-40,000) 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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