A79 Schusswaffen

| 35 A rare wheellock rifle, to be cocked by a bar in the butt, Jaques Munier, dated 1666 Octagonal barrel with eight-groove rifled bore in 11 mm calibre, with dovetailed brass front sight and iron rear sight. At the breech en- graved signature “JAQUES MUNIER A VEFVELING 1666”. Cut wheellock with dou- ble set trigger. The lock plate with repeated sig- nature and finely engraved depiction of a hunt- ing party in front of an urban scenery. At the rear of the butt drawbar with chain to cock the wheellock. Lightly carved walnut full stock with iron furniture and (replaced) patch box. Wooden ramrod with iron tip. Several glued shrinkage cracks in the butt, trigger bar in the lock hard-soldered. Length 109 cm. Extremely rare wheellock rifle with unusual cocking mechanism. Presumably Jaques Munier, mentioned 1682- 1703, worked in Geneva and Berlin. P rovenance : Drouot auction house, Paris, 20 November 1974 242460 II - € 6.000 17 17 16