A 60 BORE SOUTH GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1620-30 in the Italian taste, with tapering barrel formed in two-stages, moulded at the muzzle and octagonal over the breech, the latter struck with Augsburg town mark and the barrelsmith's mark (unclear, perhaps the letters DF divided by a clover leaf), flat lock retained by two side nails, fitted with external wheel, moulded dog and sliding pan-cover, the trigger with sprung safety-catch pivoting on the trigger-plate, hardwood full stock (chipped, inlaid plaques missing), the butt bound with a moulded iron band previously inset with a plaque, and a pair of engraved staghorn side nail washers (the iron parts with areas of pitting) 52 cm; 20 1/2 in barrel
A 60 BORE SOUTH GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1620-30 in the Italian taste, with tapering barrel formed in two-stages, moulded at the muzzle and octagonal over the breech, the latter struck with Augsburg town mark and the barrelsmith's mark (unclear, perhaps the letters DF divided by a clover leaf), flat lock retained by two side nails, fitted with external wheel, moulded dog and sliding pan-cover, the trigger with sprung safety-catch pivoting on the trigger-plate, hardwood full stock (chipped, inlaid plaques missing), the butt bound with a moulded iron band previously inset with a plaque, and a pair of engraved staghorn side nail washers (the iron parts with areas of pitting) 52 cm; 20 1/2 in barrel
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