Rare "Ripoll" wheel gun - Lot 23

Rare "Ripoll" wheel gun Round barrel with grooved sides. Internal spinning-wheel lock, stamped "SOLER" on the right-hand hammer. Sliding pan cover. Plain iron trigger guard. Walnut stock with ball cap decorated with plates and cut-iron inlays with foliate decoration. Iron ramrod. Length: 39 cm A.B.E. (Heavy pitting, one internal spring to be reattached) Catalonia, second half of the 17th century. Related work: - A very similar pistol in the William Goodwin Renwick collection, then the W. Keith Neal collection, its sale (Christie's, October 25, 2001, no. 262). - A pistol or pair in the Museo Arqueológico de Madrid (inv 52347) with fully engraved lock. Expert : Arnaud de GOUVION SAINT-CYR