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A Fine German Or Austrian Wheel-Lock Mechanism For A Sporting RifleEarly 18th Century
25 November 2015, 14:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £3,125 inc. premium
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Early 18th Century
Early 18th Century
Of bright steel, the flat plate with raised central panel engraved in bas-relief against a finely punched ground with a landscape scene inhabited by a horseman and cuirassiers in contemporary costume, buildings and a lake beyond, foliate engraved flat tail, enclosed wheel, sprung sliding pan-cover, the bridle to the chiselled cock-spring engraved with a martial trophy against a finely punched ground, and the cock with the seated figure of Mars en suite
20 cm.
20 cm.








