Thomas Del Mar - Armour Sale

375A GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE FOR A CHILD,CIRCA 1640with octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with sixgrooves, stamped with the barrelsmiths mark and a furthermark over the breech including the letters ‘IF’ (rubbed),plain flat lock with external wheel retained by a piercedshaped bracket, sliding pan-cover with button release,fruitwood full stock inlaid with numerous engravedstaghorn plaques, including a hunter taking aim at a rabbitwithin an architectural landscape and further designsinvolving game, all enriched with pellets and within hornsegmental lines, iron trigger-guard shaped for the fingers,and later engraved staghorn ramrod-pipes and fore-endcap (the steel parts cleaned, the stock and inlays withrestorations and repairs)59.5cm; 23G in barrel£3000-4000375376376A GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE FOR A CHILD,CIRCA 1660with octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with ninegrooves, plain lock fitted with external wheel retained by ac-shaped bracket, flash-guard, and sliding pan-cover withbutton release, double set trigger, figured fruitwood fullstock inlaid with engraved staghorn rondels and pelletsover the fore-end, a pair of expanded flowerheads oppositethe lock, and a vacant panel on the cheek-piece, carvedwith a panel of foliage behind the butt, steel trigger-guardshaped for the fingers, engraved staghorn ramrod-pipe,and later horn-tipped wooden ramrod43cm; 17in barrel£2000-2500153