An extremely rare German wheel-lock gun, the stock veneered in bone overlaid with carved relief panels of Alpine Ibex horn (Steinbock) dated 1587. With heavy sighted smoothbore barrel formed in two octagonal stages, the portion towar 16th century, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
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