Original 1591 Dated German Wheellock Puffer Holster Pistol from the Electorate of Saxony Trabanten Guard Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts including S

including S

which this example still has attached

produced by the rare and very desirable Solingen-based firm Ernst Pack & Söhne

Complete in gilt over brass mounted black leather scabbard

but they soon discovered this interfered with shouldering their rifle for firing

Original 1591 Dated German Wheellock Puffer Holster Pistol from the Electorate of Saxony Trabanten Guard Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts including SOriginal Item: One of a kind. Incredible 1591 dated Wheellock Puffer Pistol of the Saxon Trabanten Guards, the lifeguards of the Elector of Saxony, most likely for Christian II who became the elector in 1591 and reigned until his early death in 1611. This very pistol was in the collection of the Royal House of Saxony, House of Wettin Albertine Line, until sold in the 21st century. This is a magnificent example of a late 16th century German wheellock