THE FIRST INSCRIBED A. THNGEN, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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A 25-Bore German Flintlock Sporting Rifle, And A Composite 36-Bore Baltic Snap-Lock Sporting Rifle
The first inscribed A. Thngen, early 18th Century
The first with swamped octagonal sighted barrel cut with seven grooves, later gold-inlaid inscription 'A. Thngen', rounded lock inscribed 'A. Thngen', walnut full stock (wormed and repaired, fore-end and pipes replaced), later patch-box cover, iron mounts including pierced scrolled side-plate, spurred trigger-guard, iron sling swivels (one later), and later horn-tipped wooden ramrod; the second with swamped octagonal sighted barrel cut with six grooves, lock of traditional form, full stock with hinged patch-box cover beneath the butt, and later steel-tipped wooden ramrod (some replacements throughout)
26in. (68cm.) and 34in. (88.3cm.) barrels (2)
The first inscribed A. Thngen, early 18th Century
The first with swamped octagonal sighted barrel cut with seven grooves, later gold-inlaid inscription 'A. Thngen', rounded lock inscribed 'A. Thngen', walnut full stock (wormed and repaired, fore-end and pipes replaced), later patch-box cover, iron mounts including pierced scrolled side-plate, spurred trigger-guard, iron sling swivels (one later), and later horn-tipped wooden ramrod; the second with swamped octagonal sighted barrel cut with six grooves, lock of traditional form, full stock with hinged patch-box cover beneath the butt, and later steel-tipped wooden ramrod (some replacements throughout)
26in. (68cm.) and 34in. (88.3cm.) barrels (2)