Lot Essay
Johann Andreas Kuchenreuter was court gunmaker to the Princes zu Thurn and Taxis. He was born in 1716 and died in 1795
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A 22-BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE
BY JOHANN ANDREAS KUCHENREUTER, STEINWEG NEAR REGENSBURG, DATED 1755
With blued two-stage barrel inlaid with silver strapwork and with silver signature and date on the top flat of the octagonal breech, at the rear a band of silver dots with two parallel silver lines, and the silver-lined maker's stamp (Neue Støckel 7717), silver spider fore-sight, border engraved tang, signed bevelled lock with rounded tail, moulded figured walnut half-stock (minor cracks) finely carved with rococo scrollwork in relief, and inlaid on the butt with staghorn scrollwork and on the cheek-piece with an oval mother-of-pearl medallion, shaped border engraved brass mounts, pierced barrel-band, small butt-trap with pivoted brass cover, natural staghorn fore-end cap, brass ramrod-pipes en suite with the mounts, and later ramrod retaining the tip from the original one (sling mounts removed)
36in. (91.4cm.) barrel
BY JOHANN ANDREAS KUCHENREUTER, STEINWEG NEAR REGENSBURG, DATED 1755
With blued two-stage barrel inlaid with silver strapwork and with silver signature and date on the top flat of the octagonal breech, at the rear a band of silver dots with two parallel silver lines, and the silver-lined maker's stamp (Neue Støckel 7717), silver spider fore-sight, border engraved tang, signed bevelled lock with rounded tail, moulded figured walnut half-stock (minor cracks) finely carved with rococo scrollwork in relief, and inlaid on the butt with staghorn scrollwork and on the cheek-piece with an oval mother-of-pearl medallion, shaped border engraved brass mounts, pierced barrel-band, small butt-trap with pivoted brass cover, natural staghorn fore-end cap, brass ramrod-pipes en suite with the mounts, and later ramrod retaining the tip from the original one (sling mounts removed)
36in. (91.4cm.) barrel