AN UNUSUAL 15-BORE SILVER-MOUNTED NEAPOLITAN MIQUELET-LOCK GUN

SIGNED CUZZI (?), EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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AN UNUSUAL 15-BORE SILVER-MOUNTED NEAPOLITAN MIQUELET-LOCK GUN
SIGNED CUZZI (?), EARLY 19TH CENTURY
WITH TWO-STAGE BARREL RETAINED BY THREE PIERCED AND ENGRAVED SILVER BARREL BANDS, CHISELLED GIRDLE, AND SILVER SPIDER FORE-SIGHT, THE BREECH WITH AN INDISTINCT MAKER'S STAMP AND FIVE DECORATIVE MARKS (GOLD LINING MISSING), SIGNED FLAT BEVELLED LOCK ENGRAVED WITH FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE AND WITH CHISELLED VOLUTES, THE FRONT OF THE STEEL WITH A BIRD IN RELIEF, MOULDED LIGHTLY CARVED WALNUT FULL STOCK WITH FLUTED BUTT, PIERCED SILVER MOUNTS AND INSET PANELS ENGRAVED WITH FLOWERS, FOLIAGE, AND CARICATURE HUMAN FIGURES, SILVER SLING MOUNTS, HORN FORE-END CAP, AND IRON-TIPPED RAMROD
43½IN. (110.5CM.) BARREL
出版
W. KEITH NEAL, SPANISH GUNS AND PISTOLS, PLATES 31-2