Antique Miniature wheellock pistol ?

wheellock95 · 3rd December 2022, 11:01 AM

I recently acquired what is purported to be an original 1/3 scale wheellock pistol made by the German maker Hans Bauer ? ( UK 10p for scale) But I cannot see any evidence for a maker. As regarding age I am told late 16th century/ early 17th century however of course I am dubious at this claim but that doesn’t take away from the extremely high quality of the craftsman ship that went into the pistol and is of extremely high quality. Sadly at some point someone has taken a wire brush to the surface And removed the original patina, but it still does show some age when examined closely and has sight pitting across the surface. Also I know the wrench is a modern and quite recently made addition. I would like to see what some of the highly knowledgeable members of this forum think and see what conclusion they come to. Look forward to a discussion.

3rd December 2022, 11:01 AM	#1
wheellock95 Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 46	Antique Miniature wheellock pistol ? I recently acquired what is purported to be an original 1/3 scale wheellock pistol made by the German maker Hans Bauer ? ( UK 10p for scale) But I cannot see any evidence for a maker. As regarding age I am told late 16th century/ early 17th century however of course I am dubious at this claim but that doesn’t take away from the extremely high quality of the craftsman ship that went into the pistol and is of extremely high quality. Sadly at some point someone has taken a wire brush to the surface And removed the original patina, but it still does show some age when examined closely and has sight pitting across the surface. Also I know the wrench is a modern and quite recently made addition. I would like to see what some of the highly knowledgeable members of this forum think and see what conclusion they come to. Look forward to a discussion. Attached Images