ANOTHER, the barrel rifled with six grooves, signed scroll engraved rounded detented lock (mainspring missing), moulded figured walnut full stock carved with scrollwork in relief on the fore-end and patch-box cover, the patch-box containing a worm for the ramrod, and with foliage on the cheek-piece, iron mounts including butt-plate with long tang, finely pierced and chiselled side-plate centred on a profile bust and involving two monster-heads, and pierced and chiselled escutcheon with supporters and coronet above, turned ramrod-pipes, iron fore-end bands, set trigger, and original iron ramrod with turned tip, by Mathias Weins in Collen, late 17th Century

Details
ANOTHER, the barrel rifled with six grooves, signed scroll engraved rounded detented lock (mainspring missing), moulded figured walnut full stock carved with scrollwork in relief on the fore-end and patch-box cover, the patch-box containing a worm for the ramrod, and with foliage on the cheek-piece, iron mounts including butt-plate with long tang, finely pierced and chiselled side-plate centred on a profile bust and involving two monster-heads, and pierced and chiselled escutcheon with supporters and coronet above, turned ramrod-pipes, iron fore-end bands, set trigger, and original iron ramrod with turned tip, by Mathias Weins in Collen, late 17th Century
38in. barrel [E.307, S.20]
Literature
Hoff, 'Die Waffensamlung in Schloß Dyck', p. 133

Lot Essay

For this maker see footnote to lot 345

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