Lot 3245
A flintlock traveling pistol, Jacob Kuchenreuter in Regensburg, circa 1750
Arms & Armour, and Antique Firearms | A109aw | Live auction | 1369 Lots
Description
Blued octagonal barrel with rifled bore (hair grooves) in 12 mm calibre. Above the chamber an indistinctly struck gold-inlaid horseman mark, with “Jacob Kuchenreuter” signature inlaid in silver in front of it. Lock plate signed “Joh Jac Kuchenreuter”, blued lock side plate. Finely carved walnut full stock with iron furniture and horn nosepiece. To the right, small professional restorations beneath the lock plate and on the fore-end. Wooden ramrod with horn tip, surfaces lacquered in imitation of tortoiseshell. Length 29 cm. Johann Jacob Kuchenreuter (1709–1783) was court gunsmith to the Fürsten Thurn und Taxis.Condition: II Questions about the lot?