A TURKISH MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE with swamped octagonal etched twist barrel cut with scrolls at the muzzle and breech, the latter with two stamps, standing back-sight, characteristic lock decorated with encrusted silver and with applied engraved white-metal panel, figured walnut full stock bound and inlaid with engraved white-metal plaques, some pierced, seven bulbous barrel-bands, and iron ramrod (fore-end tip damaged, horn cap incomplete, butt-plate and some inlay missing), 19th Century

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A TURKISH MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE with swamped octagonal etched twist barrel cut with scrolls at the muzzle and breech, the latter with two stamps, standing back-sight, characteristic lock decorated with encrusted silver and with applied engraved white-metal panel, figured walnut full stock bound and inlaid with engraved white-metal plaques, some pierced, seven bulbous barrel-bands, and iron ramrod (fore-end tip damaged, horn cap incomplete, butt-plate and some inlay missing), 19th Century
35½in.

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