Lot 5018
A heavy Dutch matchlock blunderbuss, circa 1620
Fine Antique and Modern Firearms | A83s | Live auction | 725 Lots
Hammer price € 7,500
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Heavy, round and conically widening barrel with a muzzle diameter of 51 mm. The top of the barrel decorated with engraved bands. On the side a rectangular pan with pivoted cover. Matchlock with simple trigger, the hammer with a piece of original match cord. Full stock of ebonised hardwood (two replacements at the butt end), smooth iron furniture. At the underside of the upper third of the barrel a sturdy round eyelet for the attachment to a pivoted base. Original iron ramrod. Length 127 cm.Rare heavy matchlock gun, which probably used to belong to the inventory of a fortification or served as a naval gun.
Provenance: Previously the Nuremberg Collection, Frankfurt am Main, after that the Michael Trömner Collection, Abensberg.
Condition: II Questions about the lot?
