DATED 1686, THE LOCK EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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A 28-BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE
DATED 1686, THE LOCK EARLY 18TH CENTURY
WITH SWAMPED OCTAGONAL SIGHTED BARREL CUT WITH EIGHT GROOVES, RETAINING SOME OF ITS ORIGINAL BLUED FINISH, AND WITH BRASS BACK-SIGHT AND FORE-SIGHT, THE DATED BREECH INLAID WITH ENGRAVED BRASS BANDS AND PANELS AND A SMALL PLAQUE ENGRAVED WITH THE CONJOINED LETTERS 'MB' ABOVE THE INSCRIPTION 'GERA', LATER FLAT LOCK WITH ENCLOSED WHEEL, THE PLATE ENGRAVED WITH FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE TERMINATING IN A MONSTER-HEAD, THE COCK ENGRAVED WITH TWO MONSTER-HEADS AND SCROLLWORK ON A HATCHED GROUND, AND THE FENCE TO THE COCK-SPRING WITH A HARE, WALNUT FULL STOCK WITH FLUTED FORE-END, AND HORN-INLAID GAS ESCAPE BELOW THE LOCK, THE BUTT INLAID WITH HORN LINES ENCLOSING HORN PELLETS AND ENGRAVED HORN PANELS, BEHIND THE BARREL TANG A SMALL PLAQUE ENGRAVED WITH THE STOCKMAKER'S (?) INITIALS 'HT' CONJOINED, THE CHEEK-PIECE WITH A SPORTSMAN AIMING HIS RIFLE AT A STAG IN A WOODED LANDSCAPE, THE PATCH-BOX COVER OF STAGHORN ENGRAVED WITH A STAG IN A LANDSCAPE FLANKED BY SCROLLWORK, FLUTED INDENTED BRASS TRIGGER-GUARD WITH PIERCED TANG, BRASS TRIGGER-PLATE, SET TRIGGER, ENGRAVED STAGHORN RAMROD-PIPES AND FORE-END CAP, HORN BUTT-PLATE WITH IRON BUTTON, AND HORN-TIPPED RAMROD
34½IN. (87.6CM.) BARREL
DATED 1686, THE LOCK EARLY 18TH CENTURY
WITH SWAMPED OCTAGONAL SIGHTED BARREL CUT WITH EIGHT GROOVES, RETAINING SOME OF ITS ORIGINAL BLUED FINISH, AND WITH BRASS BACK-SIGHT AND FORE-SIGHT, THE DATED BREECH INLAID WITH ENGRAVED BRASS BANDS AND PANELS AND A SMALL PLAQUE ENGRAVED WITH THE CONJOINED LETTERS 'MB' ABOVE THE INSCRIPTION 'GERA', LATER FLAT LOCK WITH ENCLOSED WHEEL, THE PLATE ENGRAVED WITH FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE TERMINATING IN A MONSTER-HEAD, THE COCK ENGRAVED WITH TWO MONSTER-HEADS AND SCROLLWORK ON A HATCHED GROUND, AND THE FENCE TO THE COCK-SPRING WITH A HARE, WALNUT FULL STOCK WITH FLUTED FORE-END, AND HORN-INLAID GAS ESCAPE BELOW THE LOCK, THE BUTT INLAID WITH HORN LINES ENCLOSING HORN PELLETS AND ENGRAVED HORN PANELS, BEHIND THE BARREL TANG A SMALL PLAQUE ENGRAVED WITH THE STOCKMAKER'S (?) INITIALS 'HT' CONJOINED, THE CHEEK-PIECE WITH A SPORTSMAN AIMING HIS RIFLE AT A STAG IN A WOODED LANDSCAPE, THE PATCH-BOX COVER OF STAGHORN ENGRAVED WITH A STAG IN A LANDSCAPE FLANKED BY SCROLLWORK, FLUTED INDENTED BRASS TRIGGER-GUARD WITH PIERCED TANG, BRASS TRIGGER-PLATE, SET TRIGGER, ENGRAVED STAGHORN RAMROD-PIPES AND FORE-END CAP, HORN BUTT-PLATE WITH IRON BUTTON, AND HORN-TIPPED RAMROD
34½IN. (87.6CM.) BARREL