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AN 8-BORE SAXON FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN
BY CLAUS A HALBERSTADT, MID-18TH CENTURY
With fine heavy five-stage twist sighted barrel with applied beaded silver bands and moulded muzzle, and chiselled in low relief with panels of arabesques retaining most of their gold and silver inlay, the breech with gold-lined maker's stamp, signed rounded lock with raised border, moulded figured walnut full stock carved with scrollwork in relief, the butt with cheek-piece and patch-box containing an iron powder-measure and with sliding brass-mounted cover, moulded brass mounts of shaped outline, faceted brass ramrod-pipes, set trigger, iron sling swivels, horn fore-end cap, and horn-tipped ramrod, the butt with copper armoury tag numbered 290
39¾in. barrel
BY CLAUS A HALBERSTADT, MID-18TH CENTURY
With fine heavy five-stage twist sighted barrel with applied beaded silver bands and moulded muzzle, and chiselled in low relief with panels of arabesques retaining most of their gold and silver inlay, the breech with gold-lined maker's stamp, signed rounded lock with raised border, moulded figured walnut full stock carved with scrollwork in relief, the butt with cheek-piece and patch-box containing an iron powder-measure and with sliding brass-mounted cover, moulded brass mounts of shaped outline, faceted brass ramrod-pipes, set trigger, iron sling swivels, horn fore-end cap, and horn-tipped ramrod, the butt with copper armoury tag numbered 290
39¾in. barrel