BY GOTTFRIED F. METZGER, STOCKHOLM, CIRCA 1770
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AN 18-BORE SWEDISH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN
BY GOTTFRIED F. METZGER, STOCKHOLM, CIRCA 1770
WITH THREE-STAGE TWIST BARREL, SILVER FORE-SIGHT, OCTAGONAL BREECH SIGNED IN GOLD AND CUT WITH ROCOCO ORNAMENT IN LOW RELIEF AGAINST A PUNCHED AND GILT GROUND, SHAPED TANG EN SUITE WITH INTEGRAL BACK-SIGHT, SIGNED SHAPED BEVELLED LOCK EN SUITE, THE PAN WITH WATER DRAINS, MOULDED FIGURED WALNUT FULL STOCK (REPAIRED) CARVED WITH ROCOCO ORNAMENT IN RELIEF, CHEEK-PIECE, FLAT MOUNTS OF SHAPED OUTLINE FINELY CHASED WITH ROCOCO MOTIFS ON A PUNCHED GROUND, CARVED SLIDING PATCH-BOX COVER, ENGRAVED SILVER RAMROD-PIPES, IRON SLING MOUNTS, SILVER BARREL-BOLT ESCUTCHEONS, HORN FORE-END CAP, AND ASSOCIATED HORN-TIPPED RAMROD
36½IN. (92.8CM.) BARREL
GOTTFRIED F. METZGER, RECORDED 1738 TO 1809 (THE YEAR OF HIS DEATH), WAS THE BROTHER OF JöRAN GEORG, DAVID AND GABRIEL. HE WAS APPRENTICED TO HIS FATHER JOHAN MICHAEL, AND WORKED WITH HIS MOTHER FROM 1776, WHEN SHE CARRIED ON THE BUSINESS AFTER HIS FATHER'S DEATH. HE WAS MASTER IN 1767 OR 1777
BY GOTTFRIED F. METZGER, STOCKHOLM, CIRCA 1770
WITH THREE-STAGE TWIST BARREL, SILVER FORE-SIGHT, OCTAGONAL BREECH SIGNED IN GOLD AND CUT WITH ROCOCO ORNAMENT IN LOW RELIEF AGAINST A PUNCHED AND GILT GROUND, SHAPED TANG EN SUITE WITH INTEGRAL BACK-SIGHT, SIGNED SHAPED BEVELLED LOCK EN SUITE, THE PAN WITH WATER DRAINS, MOULDED FIGURED WALNUT FULL STOCK (REPAIRED) CARVED WITH ROCOCO ORNAMENT IN RELIEF, CHEEK-PIECE, FLAT MOUNTS OF SHAPED OUTLINE FINELY CHASED WITH ROCOCO MOTIFS ON A PUNCHED GROUND, CARVED SLIDING PATCH-BOX COVER, ENGRAVED SILVER RAMROD-PIPES, IRON SLING MOUNTS, SILVER BARREL-BOLT ESCUTCHEONS, HORN FORE-END CAP, AND ASSOCIATED HORN-TIPPED RAMROD
36½IN. (92.8CM.) BARREL
GOTTFRIED F. METZGER, RECORDED 1738 TO 1809 (THE YEAR OF HIS DEATH), WAS THE BROTHER OF JöRAN GEORG, DAVID AND GABRIEL. HE WAS APPRENTICED TO HIS FATHER JOHAN MICHAEL, AND WORKED WITH HIS MOTHER FROM 1776, WHEN SHE CARRIED ON THE BUSINESS AFTER HIS FATHER'S DEATH. HE WAS MASTER IN 1767 OR 1777