Flint gun, Part of a couple. The lock plate bears a signature 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 embossed decoration, except for the loading stick tube, and consists of: the trigger guard with the letters BF in a rococo medaljon, a screw plate with rococo swirl and flowers, and a butt cap with shells driven into it and a war trophy on the central
Flint gun, Part of a couple. The lock plate bears a signature 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 embossed decoration, except for the loading stick tube, and consists of: the trigger guard with the letters BF in a rococo medaljon, a screw plate with rococo swirl and flowers, and a butt cap with shells driven into it and a war trophy on the central flask cover 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 858 gr
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