Lot 3131
A heavy German flintlock rifle, Wolfmeyer in Fulda, circa 1760
Arms & Armour, and Antique Firearms | A109aw | Live auction | 1369 Lots
Description
Heavy, browned, octagonal barrel. Six-groove rifled bore in 16 mm calibre with good profile. Signed in silver inlay above the chamber “Thomas Wolfmeyer in Fulda”. Lock plate with minimal traces of copper inlays. Flintlock, German set trigger with hair trigger. Finely carved walnut full stock with brass furniture and patch box (lid replaced). Shaft with light signs of use. Behind the tang a vacant thumb plate of brass, and on the cheekpiece a compass rose inlaid in horn and bone. Wooden ramrod (replaced), stuck. Length 132 cm.Condition: II + Questions about the lot?