AUCTION 37 ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR

A MAGNIFICENT GERMAN WHEELLOCK HUNTING RIFLE, 16TH CEN.

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Start price: $15,000

Estimated price: $25,000 - $35,000

Buyer's premium:

Rifled octagonal barrel of approximately .50 caliber, lock plates engraved with a hunting scene. The walnut stock is inlaid with steel wire and two cut-steel figures of deer and wolf. The barrel is marked by the gunsmith at the breech. The furniture is steel.Germany, 16th century.Provenance: The Collection of Joe M. Wanenmacher Jr.

Dimensions: L: 48 3/4 in., (123 cm.)

Condition: Very good to excellent considering the age.