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BY JOHANN CHRISTOPH KUCHENREUTER, STEINWEG BEI REGENSBURG, LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A 28-BORE BAVARIAN RIFLED FLINTLOCK PISTOL
By Johann Christoph Kuchenreuter, Steinweg bei Regensburg, late 18th Century
With reblued tapering swamped multigroove rifled barrel inlaid with silver strapwork, signed in silver on the sighting flat, and with silver spider fore-sight, the top of the breech with silvered maker's stamp (similar to Neue Støckel 640), blued tang incorporating the back-sight with two extra leaves, signed rounded lock with roller, moulded figured walnut full stock carved with scrolls in relief, the butt cut for a shoulder-stock, iron mounts of shaped outline, set trigger, horn fore-end cap, and horn-tipped ramrod
14¼in. (36.2cm.)
By Johann Christoph Kuchenreuter, Steinweg bei Regensburg, late 18th Century
With reblued tapering swamped multigroove rifled barrel inlaid with silver strapwork, signed in silver on the sighting flat, and with silver spider fore-sight, the top of the breech with silvered maker's stamp (similar to Neue Støckel 640), blued tang incorporating the back-sight with two extra leaves, signed rounded lock with roller, moulded figured walnut full stock carved with scrolls in relief, the butt cut for a shoulder-stock, iron mounts of shaped outline, set trigger, horn fore-end cap, and horn-tipped ramrod
14¼in. (36.2cm.)