Bidspirit auction | Post Medieval 'Dorset' Bronze Petronel

Post Medieval 'Dorset' Bronze Petronel - 17th century A.D.. A cast petronel or model musket of Type 2 Design 1, with fishtail butt, facetted barrel, c-shaped pan and rectangular trigger guard; ring-and-dot motifs to the butt. Cf. Forsyth, C. & Egan, G., Toys, Trifles & Trinkets. Base-Metal Miniatures from London 1200-1800, London, 2005, item 1.24. 16.3 grams, 70 mm (2 3/4 in.). Found Dorset, UK.Property of a Gloucestershire, UK, collector.Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. The lower face of the barrel is absent near the trigger-guard. [No Reserve]