Four-barreled flint running gun, Flint pocket gun with four barrels, part of a couple. The long lock plate is engraved with foliage and signed, the steel is chiseled on the bottom. The four rotatable barrels are held together at the trumpet by an iron ring, behind the mounting plate is a brass cylinder. The flask consists only of a short handle, the butt knob of which is covered with openwork, embossed silver foliage, partly against a brass can background, including a grotesque mask on top of the handle. The fitting consists of an iron trigger guard that must be pulled backwards to unblock
Four-barreled flint running gun, Flint pocket gun with four barrels, part of a couple. The long lock plate is engraved with foliage and signed, the steel is chiseled on the bottom. The four rotatable barrels are held together at the trumpet by an iron ring, behind the mounting plate is a brass cylinder. The flask consists only of a short handle, the butt knob of which is covered with openwork, embossed silver foliage, partly against a brass can background, including a grotesque mask on top of the handle. The fitting consists of an iron trigger guard that must be pulled backwards to unblock the turning mechanism and a silver screw plate, finished and embossed with leafy leaves with a deer against a brass can background, the loading stick is formed by two steel springs in a recess between the barrels., Cornelis Coster, Utrecht, c. 1660 - c. 1670, iron (metal), brass (alloy), silver (metal), steel (alloy), engraving, l cm l cm d mm w 708 gr
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