A GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE with swamped octagonal sighted barrel struck at the breech with a mark, a falchion (Støckel 5814 or 5815?) and rifled with seven grooves, rounded lock, lightly carved walnut full stock (slight cracks) with raised moulding at the barrel tang, plain shaped iron mounts (trigger-guard altered) including flat pierced scrolled side-plate, butt-plate with waved tangs, and vacant escutcheon, set trigger (defective), iron fore-end cap, and iron-tipped ramrod, unsigned, late 17th Century

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A GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE with swamped octagonal sighted barrel struck at the breech with a mark, a falchion (Støckel 5814 or 5815?) and rifled with seven grooves, rounded lock, lightly carved walnut full stock (slight cracks) with raised moulding at the barrel tang, plain shaped iron mounts (trigger-guard altered) including flat pierced scrolled side-plate, butt-plate with waved tangs, and vacant escutcheon, set trigger (defective), iron fore-end cap, and iron-tipped ramrod, unsigned, late 17th Century
36in. barrel [E.316, S.9]

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