Lot 3099
A wheellock rifle by Hans Caspar Escher of Leipzig, dated 1652
Arms & Armour, and Antique Firearms | A109aw | Live auction | 1369 Lots
Description
Octagonal barrel with twelve-groove rifled bore in 15 mm calibre. The top of the barrel signed “Hanns Caspar Escher Leipzig 1652” before the rear sight, behind which a recessed sighting rib; the associated gunsmith's mark struck to the left and right at the breech. The lock with semi-external wheel and openwork cover. Spring-loaded lidded pan, the catch defective. Cock lightly engraved. Needle trigger defective. The walnut full stock with lavish inlays of engraved bone. Depiction of hunting scenes, various game, partly exotic, and hounds, along with floral ornaments. Some bone inlays have been replaced. The patch box on the right with spring catch and figuratively engraved bone lid. Iron fingered trigger guard. The wooden ramrod with bone tip and bullet puller on the opposite side. Length 112 cm.Condition: II - Questions about the lot?
