A wheellock pistol, Cuirasseer Regiment Kaunitz-Rietberg, Suhl, ca. 1670Barrel octagonal to round, length 33.7 cm, cal. 15 mm. The left-hand side of the chamber area marked "MI" with proof marks "SVL" and hen. Lock with external wheel with simple guidance. Rounded lock plate, on the inside marked "HN" over "X" (?). Pan with sliding cover. Angled cock. Spring loaded trigger. Iron furniture, with butt plate, trigger guard, and one ramrod thimble. Walnut stock with some minor damage, the underside marked "8" in Roman numbers. Wooden ramrod with iron tip. Total length 52.6 cm. Provenance: Gallery Fischer, Luzern, CH, auction on Sept. 3, 1935, lot no. 123, ("The Kaunitz Armory"), purchased by the Solothurn Armory, sold in 1942 to a private collector. Subsequently sold in Auction 51 of Hermann Historica in 2006, lot Nr. 741. See Heer/Stockel Vol. III, pp. 1706, 1707, Suhl.Another wheellock pistol and a wheellock carbine from the same armory can also be found in this chapter.Condition: II -