Sawn off wheely

[robinghewitt]

Estimated 2-3 thousand sterling, bit much for a fixer upper :thumbsup:

LOT NO. 502
Rare late seventeenth century North German wheel lock sporting rifle, by Nicolaus Coers, Braunswerg, circa 1680, with octagonal sighted shortened barrel rifled with seven grooves - stamped over breach - 'N. K.', signed rounded lock fitted with internal wheel, sliding pan cover with button release, figured walnut full stock with floral scrolls, patch box with scroll carved cover, steel mounts with set trigger and wooden and horn-tipped ramrod, the barrel 41cm, 73cm overall

 

[Col. Batguano]

where is this for sale?

 

[robinghewitt]

The auction is on the 22nd of this month
http://www.reemandansie.com

Things like this don't come up very often especially in mutilated condition. It will be very interesting to see what it goes for.

 

[KABAR2]

There was a large quanity of broken guns found in a Town in Europe some time in the late 90's these guns were rounded up at the end of WWII by the American Army everything from old wheel locks and flint locks to percussion guns the army layed them all along the curb on the road surface an drove a tank over the muzzels bending the barrels and shatering wood... I saw some of these at the Allen town gun show years ago.... this might have been one of those where the only thing left to do was make it a carbine.....

 

[robinghewitt]

The sawn off wheely rifle went for GBP 1750 which was a lot more than I'd have paid :idunno: