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FIRST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY
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A GERMAN (SILESIAN) 40-BORE WHEEL-LOCK TSCHINKE
FIRST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY
With octagonal 34 1/8 in. (86.5 cm.) smooth-bored sighted barrel, plain lock of characteristic form, fruitwood full stock profusely inlaid with white staghorn lines and foliate scrolls surrounding engraved panels depicting various animals including hounds, deer, birds of prey and a unicorn, interspersed with mother of pearl ball-flowers and smaller engraved engraved panels including one depicting a bird of prey eating a rabbit, sliding patchbox-cover, iron trigger-guard, and later iron ramrod
FIRST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY
With octagonal 34 1/8 in. (86.5 cm.) smooth-bored sighted barrel, plain lock of characteristic form, fruitwood full stock profusely inlaid with white staghorn lines and foliate scrolls surrounding engraved panels depicting various animals including hounds, deer, birds of prey and a unicorn, interspersed with mother of pearl ball-flowers and smaller engraved engraved panels including one depicting a bird of prey eating a rabbit, sliding patchbox-cover, iron trigger-guard, and later iron ramrod
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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