Flintlock Pistol by Michael Höffer

Smooth barrel octagonal in the chamber area, becoming cylindrical with top rail, calibre 14 mm. Smooth flintlock with convex lock plate marked 'Höffer'. The gun is fully loaded, the stock is made of walnut wood, finished in the front with a horn. The brass fittings are decorated with figural decoration of riders and rocailles in low relief, gilding remains. Wooden charger with brass plunger. Bohemia, Karlovy Vary around the middle of the 18th century, length 38 cm. Michael (Christoph) Höffer is mentioned in Karlovy Vary in 1738 (1762). See Vladimír Dolínek, Czech Riflemen, Naše vojsko 2005, p. 40. Condition 2+

Smooth octagonal barrel in the chamber area, becoming cylindrical with upper rail, 14 mm calibre. Smooth flintlock with convex lock plate marked "Höffer". The gun is fully loaded, the stock is made of walnut wood, finished in the front with a horn. The brass fittings are decorated with figural decoration of riders and rocailles in low relief, gilding remains. Wooden charger with brass plunger. Bohemia, Karlovy Vary around the middle of the 18th century, length 38 cm. Michael (Christoph) Höffer is mentioned in Karlovy Vary in 1738 (1762). See Vladimír Dolínek, Czech Riflemen, Naše vojsko 2005, p. 40. Condition 2+, Smooth bore barrel in 14 mm caliber, octagonal at the breech, merging to cylindrical with a midrib. Smooth flintlock with cambered lock plate, marked "Höffer". Full walnut stock with horn nose. The brass furniture is decorated with figural decoration of horsemen and rocailles in low relief, remnants of gilding. Wooden ramrod with brass tip. Bohemia, Carlsbad around the middle of the 18th century, length 38 cm. Michael (Christoph) Höffer is mentioned in Karlovy Vary in 1738 (1762), see Vladimír Dolínek, Czech Riflemen, Naše vojsko 2005, p. 40. Condition 2+