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FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY
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A FINE 18-BORE TURKISH MIQUELET-LOCK RIFLE
First half of the 18th Century
With heavy swamped twist octagonal sighted barrel retained by three silver bands chased with scrollwork in relief, cut with seven grooves, and with encrusted floral and foliate decoration at the muzzle and breech, standing double-aperture back-sight also with encrusted decoration in silver and gold, silver-covered tang, silver-encrusted lock with silver-inlaid blued plate (steel replaced), figured dark walnut full stock (minor bruises) profusely inlaid with brass nails and roundels, bands and panels of white and green-stained horn, brass lines, and horn chequerwork, faceted butt with dark horn butt-plate, brass-inlaid horn fore-end cap, and later horn-tipped ramrod (fore-stock chipped and cracked, minor losses and replacement of inlay)
29¾in. (75.6cm.) barrel
First half of the 18th Century
With heavy swamped twist octagonal sighted barrel retained by three silver bands chased with scrollwork in relief, cut with seven grooves, and with encrusted floral and foliate decoration at the muzzle and breech, standing double-aperture back-sight also with encrusted decoration in silver and gold, silver-covered tang, silver-encrusted lock with silver-inlaid blued plate (steel replaced), figured dark walnut full stock (minor bruises) profusely inlaid with brass nails and roundels, bands and panels of white and green-stained horn, brass lines, and horn chequerwork, faceted butt with dark horn butt-plate, brass-inlaid horn fore-end cap, and later horn-tipped ramrod (fore-stock chipped and cracked, minor losses and replacement of inlay)
29¾in. (75.6cm.) barrel
注意事項
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