Target rifle with tinder snap lock, The lock has a rectangular lock plate and a snake-shaped rooster ending in a snake's head for the tinder. The barrel is of the so-called half-box barrel type that is common for target rifles, chiseled on top with a frieze between two rings, walks out at the trumpet, the groove of the block-shaped iron rear visor is formed by two curls, the visor grain is of brass, the bottom of the pan is chiseled with a cross. The large wooden spool under the lock is carved with panels with a flower cup in the middle, the front and back of the support bobbin are carved in


Target rifle with tinder snap lock, The lock has a rectangular lock plate and a snake-shaped rooster ending in a snake's head for the tinder. The barrel is of the so-called half-box barrel type that is common for target rifles, chiseled on top with a frieze between two rings, walks out at the trumpet, the groove of the block-shaped iron rear visor is formed by two curls, the visor grain is of brass, the bottom of the pan is chiseled with a cross. The large wooden spool under the lock is carved with panels with a flower cup in the middle, the front and back of the support bobbin are carved in high relief with large lion heads amidst foliage, a grotesque man's head has been carved behind the barrel. Apart from the iron trigger guard, partially shaped for the fingers, the fittings are brass and consist of two drawer caps, the trigger guard, the butt plate and two decorated plates for the lock bolts, the steel loading stick is nineteenth-century., anonymous, 1600 - 1649, iron (metal), brass (alloy), wood (plant material), steel (alloy), cutting, l 171 cm l cm d mm w kg


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