Category: Maker & Proof Marks
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A UNIQUELY ENGRAVED DETACHED WHEEL-LOCK BY VIENNESE MASTER GUN-MAKER CASPAR ZELLNER
Michael Samuels Reprinted from the American Society of Arms Collectors Bulletin 127:33-37Additional articles available at http://americansocietyofarmscollectors.org/resources/articles/ The maker, his creations, and his customers Caspar Zellner was born on 31 December 1661 in Zell am Wallersee, which was situated within the Holy Roman Empire and is just a day’s walk to the northeast of the city…
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Die Waffensammlung im Schützenmuseum
Die Handfeuerwaffensammlung im Schützenmuseum umfasst über 400 Objekte. Im Treppenhaus vom EG zum 1. OG wird die Entwicklung der Schweizer Ordonnanzwaffen bis zum heutigen Tag chronologisch dargestellt. The handgun collection at the Rifle Museum comprises over 400 objects. The staircase leading from the ground floor to the first floor presents a chronological presentation of the…
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A particular wheellock pistol in Turin
Marco Morin The weapon appears also interesting from a technical point of view since it has aparticularly safety system, used only rarely and, to our knowledge, only on pistols ofGerman origin.