Small wheel lock pistol

thinreadline · 18th April 2018, 08:14 AM

Without having the item in my hand, I am loath to pass judgement ,however in the 1970 / 80s an English friend of mine ( a very skilled precision engineer ) used to make miniature wheellocks such as yours as well as miniature flintlocks and percussion revolvers . All were in cases and generally he used old cases of a suitable size which he refitted to take the item and accessories . You have an old box certainly but it may not have originally contained this pistol.

fernando · 18th April 2018, 07:10 PM

A plausible approach !

wheellock95 · 27th April 2020, 06:30 PM

I think most period miniature wheellocks had triggers that extended through the trigger guard as they were meant to be shot

corrado26 · 28th April 2020, 09:02 AM

Here are fotos of two Michael Mann-wheellock miniature pistols which I once had in my collection.

28th April 2020, 09:02 AM	#4
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,226	Here are fotos of two Michael Mann-wheellock miniature pistols which I once had in my collection. Attached Images

18th April 2018, 08:14 AM	#1
thinreadline Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Wirral Posts: 1,204	Without having the item in my hand, I am loath to pass judgement ,however in the 1970 / 80s an English friend of mine ( a very skilled precision engineer ) used to make miniature wheellocks such as yours as well as miniature flintlocks and percussion revolvers . All were in cases and generally he used old cases of a suitable size which he refitted to take the item and accessories . You have an old box certainly but it may not have originally contained this pistol.

18th April 2018, 07:10 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	A plausible approach !

27th April 2020, 06:30 PM	#3
wheellock95 Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 46	I think most period miniature wheellocks had triggers that extended through the trigger guard as they were meant to be shot