A GERMAN FLINTLOCK GUN, of finer quality, with straight-groove rifled two-stage barrel struck with the dagger mark of Essen (Neue Støckel 4916), with pierced brass saddle back-sight and retained by a brass band (damaged) pierced with a rosette, engraved signed flat bevelled lock (cock retaining screw defective), engraved brass mounts cast and chased with masks, foliage and profile busts, pierced side-plate involving two griffins, pierced vacant escutcheon with coronet above (ramrod missing), and a similar socket bayonet, by Dörman, Essen, circa 1720

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A GERMAN FLINTLOCK GUN, of finer quality, with straight-groove rifled two-stage barrel struck with the dagger mark of Essen (Neue Støckel 4916), with pierced brass saddle back-sight and retained by a brass band (damaged) pierced with a rosette, engraved signed flat bevelled lock (cock retaining screw defective), engraved brass mounts cast and chased with masks, foliage and profile busts, pierced side-plate involving two griffins, pierced vacant escutcheon with coronet above (ramrod missing), and a similar socket bayonet, by Dörman, Essen, circa 1720
42½in. barrel [E.338, S.15] (2)

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