THE FIRST TWO 15TH/16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY ITALIAN, THE THIRD LATE 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY ENGLISH
细节
Two Iron Matchlock Gun Barrels, And A Brass Blunderbuss Barrel
The first two 15th/16th Century, probably Italian, the third late 17th Century, probably English
The first in three stages, the muzzle issuing from a monster-head, the breech section chiselled with vine leaves in relief against a punched ground; the second (pitted) in four stages, with similar muzzle, the breech section engraved with running foliage; the third in three stages with stepped moulding at the rear of the breech
25¼in. (64.2cm.) to 34in. (86.3cm.)
For barrels similar to the first two see A. Gaibi, Le Armi da Fuoco Portatili Italiane, plate 5 (a,c) (3)
The first two 15th/16th Century, probably Italian, the third late 17th Century, probably English
The first in three stages, the muzzle issuing from a monster-head, the breech section chiselled with vine leaves in relief against a punched ground; the second (pitted) in four stages, with similar muzzle, the breech section engraved with running foliage; the third in three stages with stepped moulding at the rear of the breech
25¼in. (64.2cm.) to 34in. (86.3cm.)
For barrels similar to the first two see A. Gaibi, Le Armi da Fuoco Portatili Italiane, plate 5 (a,c) (3)