Noble & Private Collections
Noble & Private Collections
Property of Duchess Marie von Württemberg, née Princess zu Wied (b. 1973)
A rare German gunmaker’s set for the Württemberg Model 1808 Infantry Rifle, Ludwigsburg, 1808-13 | Seltener Waffenschmiede Musterkasten für die Anfertigung des Württembergisches Infanteriegewehr Model 1808, Ludwigsburg, 1808-13
Lot Closed
October 18, 01:17 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
A rare German gunmaker’s set for the Württemberg Model 1808 Infantry Rifle, Ludwigsburg, 1808-13
in a fitted mahogany box with a hinged lid enclosing two green baize covered trays containing 41 pieces (3 missing) of various steel matrices, calibrating tools, measures, etc., each finely engraved in French with their descriptive function
the case: 10 x 75 x 26.5cm
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Seltener Waffenschmiede Musterkasten für die Anfertigung des Württembergisches Infanteriegewehr Model 1808, Ludwigsburg, 1808-13
Princess Pauline Olga Helene Emma zu Wied, née Württemberg (1877-1965), daughter of King William II of Württemberg and Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and spouse of Prince William Frederick zu Wied;
thence by descent to Duchess Marie von Württemberg
The Württemberg model 1808 infantry rifle corresponded largely with the French model 1777 infantry rifle. It is one of the rarest guns ever made in Württemberg. Until 1813 a total of 5,000 rifles of this type were produced by the Königlich Württembergische Gewehrfabrik (Royal Württemberg Arms Factory) in Ludwigsburg and (from 1811) onwards in Oberndorf am Neckar. Many of these then were lost during Napoleon’s failed invasion of Russia, where others were converted in later years for other purposes.