Lot 1467 - A198 Arms & Armour - Thursday, 30. September 2021, 05.00 PM
COMBINATION WEAPON, HUNTING KNIFE / FLINTLOCK PISTOL
The original combination weapon with scabbard, which served as a model for this copy, was offered for sale on 13 September 2013 by the Auction House Fischer, Lucerne under Lot No. 88 for CHF 18'000.-. The blade featured a gilt hunting-related etched decoration. Knives and forks combined with weapons are very rare; the oldest examples are known from the 2nd half of the 17th century. Cf. Bestecke, Die Egloffsteinsche Sammlung auf der Wartburg, 1994/96, p.163. H. Gordon Frost: Blades and Barrels, 1972, p. 17, No. 20.
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)
Sold for CHF 2 375 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.