Matchlock caliver, The rectangular lock plate is cut with groups of lines, engraved with a leaf ornament and stamped with the mark of a hunting horn. The barrel has an iron visor grain on the trumpet and a rear visor in the form of a block with a grooved-in groove and a cross-shaped extension at the front, transversely placed fire screen, with a partly ajour worked upper edge, the bottom of the pan soldered to the barrel has a cross and beads in relief, stamped on the bottom four times with a mark in the shape of a hand. The walnut flask has a triangular handle, inlaid with cow horn in panels
Matchlock caliver, The rectangular lock plate is cut with groups of lines, engraved with a leaf ornament and stamped with the mark of a hunting horn. The barrel has an iron visor grain on the trumpet and a rear visor in the form of a block with a grooved-in groove and a cross-shaped extension at the front, transversely placed fire screen, with a partly ajour worked upper edge, the bottom of the pan soldered to the barrel has a cross and beads in relief, stamped on the bottom four times with a mark in the shape of a hand. The walnut flask has a triangular handle, inlaid with cow horn in panels formed by double strips, filled with a branch pattern and circles, engraved with spirals or with leaves, and with larger circles of mother-of-pearl in between. Apart from the iron trigger guard, the rear part of which is removed, the herd is made of engraved cow horn and consists of two drawer bands at the front, engraved with panels with overlapping leaves, flask plates with engraved leaf edges and at the bottom an empty shield above an empty banderole surrounded by a garland of fruit, the wooden loading stick with cow's horn cap is just as engraved as the drawer tapes, ornament derived from plant forms, Hoorn (North Holland), Holland, anonymous, Hoorn (North Holland) (possibly), 1600 - 1625, iron (metal), walnut (hardwood), horn (animal material), mother of pearl, wood (plant material), filing, l cm l 122 cm d mm w kg
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