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XVI cent. A.D.
Wheellock engraved and gilded in iron. This type of pistol was widely produced during the second half of the 16th century in southern Germany and eastern France. The iron case is etched, it depicts leaves, shoots, a bear, two deer, four dogs, and four hares. A naked female figure is engraved on the barrel. Cylindrical handle in welded iron. Spherical knob made of engraved and gilded metal.
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