AN UNUSUAL GERMAN SNAPLOCK SPORTING GUN FOR BALL, with swamped octagonal sighted barrel stamped at the breech with a mark, a lily, flat lock with swing-out safety-steel and horizontally operating sear retaining the tail of the cock on the full cock position only, moulded walnut full stock (probably a working replacement, fore-end wormed) inlaid with engraved staghorn panels from an earlier gun, one engraved with initials HB and dated 1575 (one panel missing, one replaced), iron mounts including indented trigger-guard (trigger loose), horn-inlaid patch-box cover, and horn-tipped ramrod (fore-end cap missing), unsigned, late 17th Century