Pair of Wheellock Pistols Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony ca. 1590 Zacharias Herold German Many similar pistols were made by Dresden gunmakers for the elector's mounted bodyguard. The large spherical pommel facilitated easy withdrawal from a saddle holster. The Saxon ducal arms is on the silver Pair of Wheellock Pistols Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony. German, Dresden. ca. 1590. Steel, wood, silver, gold, brass. Dresden. Firearms-Pistols-Wheellock

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