Antique Miniature wheellock pistol ?

[wheellock95]

Originally Posted by Tordenskiold1721

16th century and early 17th century pistols/muskets and rifles should have rounded screw tops holding parts together.

All wheellocks in my collection has rounded screw tops.

If anyone can find a photo of an original 16th century or early 17th century wheellock with flat screw tops, you will have proven me wrong

By doing a quick Google and Pinterest search, this little detail can be seen.

Yes, most of the screws on the piece are round topped. Only a few of the screws are flat topped which could be replacements. I’ve included a better angle showing the round screws

[wheellock95]

Here’s the better angle

[corrado26]

Here I have fotos of the same type of wheellock miniature pistol of an US-collection and fotos of an allsteel-wheellock pistol of my collection with a Nuremberg barrel of 1596. There is the mark with crossed kees of the city of Regensburg at its lockplate. Both pistols have screws with rounded heads.

[wheellock95]

Originally Posted by corrado26

Here I have fotos of the same type of wheellock miniature pistol of an US-collection and fotos of an allsteel-wheellock pistol of my collection with a Nuremberg barrel of 1596. There is the mark with crossed kees of the city of Regensburg at its lockplate. Both pistols have screws with rounded heads.

Thanks for the images. My pistol is indeed the same one from the US collection as that is who I purchased it from

[Battara]

That's stinkin' impressive!

[Raf]

Originally Posted by wheellock95

Thanks for the images. My pistol is indeed the same one from the US collection as that is who I purchased it from

These images from a vendors website suggest this is a copy of fairly recent manufacture.

[wheellock95]

Yes raf this has come to my attention and is being dealt with

[corrado26]

Originally Posted by Raf

These images from a vendors website suggest this is a copy of fairly recent manufacture.

In wheellock times there certainly has not been a serial production of wheellock miniatures, all the today known miniatures of the 16th and 17th century are different from each other. But as there are with your example at least two equal miniatures with only very minor differences I think that both pistols are made during the time of historism or even later.