3613 VERY EARLY (CIRCA 1700) GERMANIC STYLE FLINTLOCK

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This item SOLD at 2023 Nov 05 @ 20:20UTC-4 : AST/EDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 1,000.00 USD
Estimated at 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
HOLSTER PISTOL BY SIMON HOGEN. Cal. 60. S# NSN. The 12-1/2" barrel transitions from octagonal to round through a wide wedding band. There is gold damascening on breech end in the form of scrolls. This work extends along barrel with highlights in front of band and with starburst in place of front sight at muzzle. Early style flintlock with arched and rounded plate is fitted with round bodied serpentine cock, small inset pan with petal decoration around bottom, unbridled friction frizzen with raised carved fleur-de-lis on back and feather spring with long multi beaded finial having flame tip. There are gold washed details on body of cock and top jaw. Lock has some line border and floral engraving. "Simon Hogen" is engraved under pan (maker not found in HEER). Stock of curly figure European walnut extends to muzzle with bone cap and is pinned to barrel. There is raised floral and acanthus carving behind barrel tang. There are well developed mouldings around lock, sideplate, trigger guard and along ramrod channel. Pistol is iron mounted with unusual hollow steel butt cap with long side straps which has central boss with raised carved head. Body has many piercings in the form of scrolling tendrils with floral and acanthus accents. This pierced treatment extends to trigger guard bow. Trigger guard itself has fancy acanthus finial. Raised carved side plate with long tail is in the form of acanthus scroll. Crest plate is silver and has many piercings in scroll form surrounding high raised grotesque head at center. Walnut ramrod with horn tip mounts through multi beaded steel pipe and matching thimble. CONDITION: good to fine. Metal parts exhibit near full coverage old smooth brown patina with a scattering of light pitting. Damacening is good. Stocks retain most old finish with hand worn patina with many marks and dings. Stock is sound without noted repairs. There is a good amount of wood missing around front and bottom of lock mortise with a small chip at top rear. There is a minor crack toward front of left barrel channel. Bore is pitted. Lock is good. A very attractive early pistol. (01-23149/MGM). ANTIQUE. $2,000-3,000.