CIRCA 1570-80
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A VERY RARE 32-BORE GERMAN BREECH-LOADING SELF-SPANNING WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING GUN
CIRCA 1570-80
WITH SWAMPED MULTI-STAGED BARREL WITH THREE PANELS OF INCISED DECORATION (BACK-SIGHT MISSING), AND OCTAGONAL BREECH WITH SPRUNG COVER HINGED ON THE LEFT SIDE AND RELEASED BY TWO SLIDING STUDS IN THE TANG, EACH STUD ORIGINALLY FITTED WITH HINGED LOCKING MECHANISM (ONE MISSING), LATER IRON CARTRIDGE, FLAT LOCK WITH ENGRAVED STEPPED WHEEL-COVER PIERCED AND ENGRAVED WITH TWO MARINE MONSTERS, THE COCK AND SAFETY-CATCH MECHANISM TERMINALS ENGRAVED WITH FOLIAGE AND PROFILE HEADS, THE COCK WITH MOVEABLE CATCH ENABLING THE LOCK TO BE SPANNED WITH A KEY IF DESIRED (COCK-SPRING ASSOCIATED, PAN-COVER REMOVED), THE INSIDE OF THE LOCK ENGRAVED WITH A MARINE MONSTER ON THE MAINSPRING FENCE (RATCHET BAR RESTORED), FULL STOCK PROFUSELY INLAID WITH HORN PELLETS AND SCROLLS TERMINATING IN LEAVES INHABITED BY ENGRAVED HORN BIRDS, MONSTERS, AND SCENES OF THE CHASE (SOME PANELS REPLACED), ALL WITHIN ENGRAVED STAGHORN BORDERS, THE CHEEK-PIECE WITH VACANT ARMORIAL SHIELD SUPPORTED BY A LION AND A GRIFFIN, THE (ASSOCIATED ?) PATCH-BOX COVER COVERED WITH STAGHORN ENGRAVED WITH THE FIGURE OF LUCRETIA, IRON TRIGGER-GUARD, FINELY ENGRAVED STAGHORN RAMROD-PIPES (ONE REPLACED), AND LATER BUTT-PLATE AND RAMROD
38IN. (96.5CM.) BARREL
CIRCA 1570-80
WITH SWAMPED MULTI-STAGED BARREL WITH THREE PANELS OF INCISED DECORATION (BACK-SIGHT MISSING), AND OCTAGONAL BREECH WITH SPRUNG COVER HINGED ON THE LEFT SIDE AND RELEASED BY TWO SLIDING STUDS IN THE TANG, EACH STUD ORIGINALLY FITTED WITH HINGED LOCKING MECHANISM (ONE MISSING), LATER IRON CARTRIDGE, FLAT LOCK WITH ENGRAVED STEPPED WHEEL-COVER PIERCED AND ENGRAVED WITH TWO MARINE MONSTERS, THE COCK AND SAFETY-CATCH MECHANISM TERMINALS ENGRAVED WITH FOLIAGE AND PROFILE HEADS, THE COCK WITH MOVEABLE CATCH ENABLING THE LOCK TO BE SPANNED WITH A KEY IF DESIRED (COCK-SPRING ASSOCIATED, PAN-COVER REMOVED), THE INSIDE OF THE LOCK ENGRAVED WITH A MARINE MONSTER ON THE MAINSPRING FENCE (RATCHET BAR RESTORED), FULL STOCK PROFUSELY INLAID WITH HORN PELLETS AND SCROLLS TERMINATING IN LEAVES INHABITED BY ENGRAVED HORN BIRDS, MONSTERS, AND SCENES OF THE CHASE (SOME PANELS REPLACED), ALL WITHIN ENGRAVED STAGHORN BORDERS, THE CHEEK-PIECE WITH VACANT ARMORIAL SHIELD SUPPORTED BY A LION AND A GRIFFIN, THE (ASSOCIATED ?) PATCH-BOX COVER COVERED WITH STAGHORN ENGRAVED WITH THE FIGURE OF LUCRETIA, IRON TRIGGER-GUARD, FINELY ENGRAVED STAGHORN RAMROD-PIPES (ONE REPLACED), AND LATER BUTT-PLATE AND RAMROD
38IN. (96.5CM.) BARREL