BY WITTEMANN, GIESSEN, CIRCA 1725
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A FINE 22-BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN
BY WITTEMANN, GIESSEN, CIRCA 1725
WITH BLUED TWO-STAGE COUNTERFEIT SPANISH BARREL RETAINED BY A PIERCED AND ENGRAVED GILT-BRASS BAND AND WITH SILVER SPIDER FORE-SIGHT, THE FORWARD PART WITH MATTED FINISH, THE BREECH SECTION WITH PUNCHED FINISH, TWO GOLD-LINED MARKS IN IMITATION OF THOSE OF ALONZO MARTINEZ OF MADRID, GOLD LINE, GOLD-LINED TOUCH-HOLE, AND PIERCED AND ENGRAVED GILT-BRASS RING BACK-SIGHT, ENGRAVED TANG, SIGNED FLAT BEVELLED LOCK ENGRAVED WITH A STAG ON THE STEPPED TAIL, JAW SCREW WITH RING OF SPANISH TYPE, CARVED HIGHLY FIGURED ROOTWOOD HALF-STOCK, FLUTED BUTT WITH CHEEK-PIECE, WOODEN TRIGGER-GUARD WITH GILT-BRASS STRAP, GILT-BRASS MOUNTS COMPRISING PIERCED SIDE-PLATE INVOLVING A SABRE, FLOWERS, FOLIAGE AND AN ESCUTCHEON, ENGRAVED BUTT-PLATE (APPARENTLY ADAPTED), HORN FORE-END CAP, IRON SLING MOUNTS, FLUTED GILT-BRASS RAMROD-PIPE, AND BONE-TIPPED RAMROD WITH WORM
38¾IN. (98.4CM.) BARREL
BY WITTEMANN, GIESSEN, CIRCA 1725
WITH BLUED TWO-STAGE COUNTERFEIT SPANISH BARREL RETAINED BY A PIERCED AND ENGRAVED GILT-BRASS BAND AND WITH SILVER SPIDER FORE-SIGHT, THE FORWARD PART WITH MATTED FINISH, THE BREECH SECTION WITH PUNCHED FINISH, TWO GOLD-LINED MARKS IN IMITATION OF THOSE OF ALONZO MARTINEZ OF MADRID, GOLD LINE, GOLD-LINED TOUCH-HOLE, AND PIERCED AND ENGRAVED GILT-BRASS RING BACK-SIGHT, ENGRAVED TANG, SIGNED FLAT BEVELLED LOCK ENGRAVED WITH A STAG ON THE STEPPED TAIL, JAW SCREW WITH RING OF SPANISH TYPE, CARVED HIGHLY FIGURED ROOTWOOD HALF-STOCK, FLUTED BUTT WITH CHEEK-PIECE, WOODEN TRIGGER-GUARD WITH GILT-BRASS STRAP, GILT-BRASS MOUNTS COMPRISING PIERCED SIDE-PLATE INVOLVING A SABRE, FLOWERS, FOLIAGE AND AN ESCUTCHEON, ENGRAVED BUTT-PLATE (APPARENTLY ADAPTED), HORN FORE-END CAP, IRON SLING MOUNTS, FLUTED GILT-BRASS RAMROD-PIPE, AND BONE-TIPPED RAMROD WITH WORM
38¾IN. (98.4CM.) BARREL