THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY
细节
A 28-BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE
THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY
WITH ASSOCIATED SWAMPED OCTAGONAL SIGHTED BARREL, FLAT LOCK WITH EXPOSED WHEEL AND SMALL RETAINING BRACKET PIERCED AND ENGRAVED WITH A BIRD, THE PLATE FINELY ENGRAVED WITH SCROLLING FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE ON A HATCHED GROUND INHABITED BY A SCENE OF THE CHASE, INSECTS, AND A SPORTSMAN WITH HIS RIFLE, ENGRAVED PAN-COVER, AND FLUSH-FITTING COCK FINELY ENGRAVED WITH BIRDS, A MONSTER, AND A SATYR-HEAD, FIGURED FULL STOCK INLAID ON THE CHEEK-PIECE WITH A STAGHORN PLAQUE PIERCED AND ENGRAVED WITH A BOAR, ENGRAVED STAGHORN SIDE-NAIL WASHERS, BARREL-PIN ESCUTCHEONS, RAMROD-PIPES (ONE REPLACED) AND FORE-END CAP, STAGHORN-INLAID PATCH-BOX COVER, IRON TRIGGER-GUARD, SET TRIGGER, LATER STAGHORN BUTT-PLATE, AND LATER HORN-TIPPED RAMROD
29¾IN. (78.1CM.) BARREL
THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY
WITH ASSOCIATED SWAMPED OCTAGONAL SIGHTED BARREL, FLAT LOCK WITH EXPOSED WHEEL AND SMALL RETAINING BRACKET PIERCED AND ENGRAVED WITH A BIRD, THE PLATE FINELY ENGRAVED WITH SCROLLING FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE ON A HATCHED GROUND INHABITED BY A SCENE OF THE CHASE, INSECTS, AND A SPORTSMAN WITH HIS RIFLE, ENGRAVED PAN-COVER, AND FLUSH-FITTING COCK FINELY ENGRAVED WITH BIRDS, A MONSTER, AND A SATYR-HEAD, FIGURED FULL STOCK INLAID ON THE CHEEK-PIECE WITH A STAGHORN PLAQUE PIERCED AND ENGRAVED WITH A BOAR, ENGRAVED STAGHORN SIDE-NAIL WASHERS, BARREL-PIN ESCUTCHEONS, RAMROD-PIPES (ONE REPLACED) AND FORE-END CAP, STAGHORN-INLAID PATCH-BOX COVER, IRON TRIGGER-GUARD, SET TRIGGER, LATER STAGHORN BUTT-PLATE, AND LATER HORN-TIPPED RAMROD
29¾IN. (78.1CM.) BARREL