A GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE with swamped octagonal sighted barrel rifled with eight grooves, flat bevelled lock with enclosed wheel, the plate engraved with a staghunt in a landscape and the date 1681 (pan altered, cock associated), lightly carved figured walnut full stock with fluted fore-end (chipped), shaped dark horn side-nail washers, fluted wooden patch-box cover, iron trigger-guard, set trigger, horn ramrod-pipes (one missing) and fore-end cap, and horn butt-plate with iron button (ramrod missing), early 18th Century