Schusswaffen aus fuenf Jahrhunderten

| 111 bands lavishly inlaid in silver, along with the signature “Ioh. And. Kuchenreuter An Regenspurg” at the muzzle and breech. Johann Christoph Kuchenreuter’s copper-inlaid, gilt hallmark (Stöckel no. 640). Engraved tang, the blued aperture sight base with screw-mounted glass. The lock delicately engraved and chiselled with hunting motifs. Adjustable set trigger. The full stock in gracefully carved walnut with a light horn nose. Fine chip inlays in bone on the butt and around the thumb plate. The butt with a sliding lid. The furniture in fire-gilt brass, chiselled with lavish relief decoration and a depiction of game and hunt­ ers amidst rocaille ornaments. Original wooden ramrod with horn tip and threaded iron sleeve. Length 107 cm. Johann Andreas Kuchenreuter (1716 - 1795) was active in Steinweg near Regensburg. Court gunsmith to the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis. 282114 I - II € 13.000 2083