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1530-50 wheel-lock pistols originally belonging to the Emperor Charles
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21st September 2008, 08:14 PM
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Matchlock
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Dated 1531: The world's finest pistol in existence
Gilt, carved and bone (not ivory!) inlaid all over.
Another personal weapon of the Roman Emperor Charles V and preserved in Madrid.
Overall lentgh 78 cm.
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