Flint gun, Part of a couple. The lock plate bears an inscription with the name of the maker and is marked on the inside with the letters ND. The barrel is made of doped steel and has a silver grain, an unclear mark is stamped on the bottom, the tail of the loop is engraved with lofwerk. The flask has simple carving. The batter shows traces of past gilding and has a driven and re-embellished decoration, except for the loading stick case, and consists of: the trigger guard with the letters BF in a rococo medaljon on the stirrup head, a screw plate with rococo curls and flowers, and a butt cap
Flint gun, Part of a couple. The lock plate bears an inscription with the name of the maker and is marked on the inside with the letters ND. The barrel is made of doped steel and has a silver grain, an unclear mark is stamped on the bottom, the tail of the loop is engraved with lofwerk. The flask has simple carving. The batter shows traces of past gilding and has a driven and re-embellished decoration, except for the loading stick case, and consists of: the trigger guard with the letters BF in a rococo medaljon on the stirrup head, a screw plate with rococo curls and flowers, and a butt cap with shells driven into it and a war trophy on the central butt-plate, the loading stick has a cow horn cap., Nicolas Tomson, Rotterdam, c. 1775, steel (alloy), wood (plant material), brass (alloy), gilding (material), silver (metal), horn (animal material), gilding, l cm l 25 cm d mm w 846 gr
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