Lot 3098
A Silesian wheellock rifle (tschinke) with Ottoman Damascus barrel, circa 1620
Arms & Armour, and Antique Firearms | A109aw | Live auction | 1369 Lots
Description
The slender, octagonal barrel slightly constricted in the middle, in fine rose Damascus. Seven-groove rifled bore in 13 mm calibre. Chiselled leafy vine decoration and lavish floral gilding at the breech and in front of the muzzle. Lock with the characteristic external main spring. Finely engraved lock plate and hammer, spring covers with plates of florally engraved brass. Spring-loaded pan cover with release button. The walnut full shaft with lavish inlays of engraved bone and mother-of-pearl. Patch box with a spring catch and sliding lid. The butt cap made of light horn. The wooden ramrod with engraved bone tip. Length 121 cm.Condition: II Questions about the lot?
