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GERMANIC Antique WHEELLOCK Rifle Mother-of-Pearl Horn Cast Bronze Engraved .58 Caliber Swamped Octagonal Barrel

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GERMANIC Antique WHEELLOCK Rifle Mother-of-Pearl Horn Cast Bronze Engraved

.58 Caliber Swamped Octagonal Barrel

Here we present an antique Germanic Wheellock Rifle made circa the 18th Century. This is a rather short piece, measuring 39 ½” total. The swamped, octagonal barrel is 27 ½” long and has a deeply rifled bore measuring .58 caliber from land to land. This is a handsome piece, not simply a tool, that features mother of pearl inlays, horn tipped stock and ramrod, engraving on the lock components, and bronze hardware that has been cast to depict hunters as seen on the right side panel, and animals as seen on the left. Given the stature of this rifle, we believe it was either made very short and handy as a carbine but it is possible that this was made for a person of smaller stature, such as a youth.

The wheellock rifle was developed in Europe in the late 15th or early 16th century, though exactly who developed it is unknown. Leonardo da Vinci produced an early sketch of a wheellock mechanism mounted on a rifle as part of a series of military design commissioned for the Duke of Milan somewhere around 1490. Another early depiction of the wheellock was drawn by Martin Loffelholz of Nuremberg, Germany in 1505, though it was being used as a tinder lighter rather than a rifle.

A German gunsmith named Johann Kiefuss is often credited with inventing the wheellock in 1517, although there is little evidence of this and is believed to have originated from legend. In 1517, Emperor Maximillian I issued a decree outlawing the civilian use of such guns within the Holy Roman Empire. Some of the earliest surviving examples of these rifles using the wheellock mechanism were made in Italy, probably around the early 1520s. Due to the expense of wheellock weapons, the matchlock remained the standard type of gun lock work until the invention of the flintlock.

The overall condition is fine. The action is excellent. The bore is in very nice shape with deep rifling. The stock is solid. The mother of pearl inlays are intact. Hardware is cast bronze. There is some engraving on the lockwork. The stock and ramrod are tipped in horn.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 27 ½ inches. 39 ½ inches total length.

Caliber: .58 (measured land to land)

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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Ancestry Guns considers all of our antique firearms as non-firing, inoperable and/or inert. Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 921(a)(16) defines antique firearms as all guns made prior to 1899. This law exempts antique firearms from any form of gun control or special engineering because they are not legally considered firearms. No FFL, C&R, or any license is required to possess, transport, sell or trade antique guns. All firearms sold by Ancestry Guns that were manufactured prior to 1899 are considered Antiques by the US BATF (United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms). Therefore, all of Ancestry Guns' antique guns may be shipped to all US States and most nations around the world.

These antique guns are not sold in “live” condition. They are sold as collector’s items for historical display. Any attempt at restoring an antique gun to be operational is strongly discouraged and is done so at the risk of the customer. By purchasing an antique gun from Ancestry Guns you thereby release Ancestry Guns and its employees from any and all liability associated with use of our antique firearms.

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Ancestry Guns considers all of our antique firearms as non-firing, inoperable and/or inert. Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 921(a)(16) defines antique firearms as all guns made prior to 1899. This law exempts antique firearms from any form of gun control or special engineering because they are not legally considered firearms. No FFL, C&R, or any license is required to posses, transport, sell or trade antique guns. All firearms sold by Ancestry Guns that were manufactured prior to 1899 are considered Antiques by the US BATF (United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms). Therefore, all of Ancestry Guns' antique guns may be shipped to all US States and most nations around the world.

These antique guns are not sold in “live” condition. They are sold as collector’s items for historical display. Any attempt at restoring an antique gun to be operational is strongly discouraged and is done so at the risk of the customer. By purchasing an antique gun from Ancestry Guns you thereby release Ancestry Guns and its employees from any and all liability associated with use of our antique firearms.

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