A pair of fine Bohemian wheellock rifles, circa 1630. Slender octagonal barrels with lightly swamped muzzles and eight-groove rifled bores in 11 mm calibre. Dovetailed sights with two-piece folding rear sights (one rear sight missing). Wheellocks finely engraved with animals and grotesque masks amid leafy vines and tulips. Double set triggers (one set trigger spring broken), removeable trigger mechanisms, iron trigger guards. Lavishly worked walnut stocks richly inlaid with engraved bone, mother-of-pearl, and brass wire. Some mother-of-pearl inlays are pinned w,

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