Flint gun, Part of a lock is engraved with blossom branches and a bird, the lock plate ends in a point and bears an inscription. The barrel has a ring and a drum ring, MIM stamped on the bottom and the initials I and R on either side of a rosette under a crown. The palm wood stock is simply cut, the handle ends in a flask of solid ivory, carved around like a flower, the palm wood and ivory are separated by an ebony band, the front drawer has a hood of dark cow horn, the left side of the handle is branded with a mark in the form of two curved fish above the stamped number 13 on 113-A


Flint gun, Part of a lock is engraved with blossom branches and a bird, the lock plate ends in a point and bears an inscription. The barrel has a ring and a drum ring, MIM stamped on the bottom and the initials I and R on either side of a rosette under a crown. The palm wood stock is simply cut, the handle ends in a flask of solid ivory, carved around like a flower, the palm wood and ivory are separated by an ebony band, the front drawer has a hood of dark cow horn, the left side of the handle is branded with a mark in the form of two curved fish above the stamped number 13 on 113-A and 14 on 113-B. The iron fitting consists of a short loading stick tube, a trigger guard with a panel on the front and on 113-A provided with a round, copper plate stamped with the number 503, the loading stick has a cow horn cap, matching that of the front drawer., anonymous, Maastricht, 1660 - 1665, boxwood, ivory, ebony (wood), horn (animal material), iron (metal), cutting, l cm l cm d mm w 876 gr


Size: 5975px × 3631px
Location:
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 113-, 13, 14, band, barrel, bears, bird, blossom, bottom, branches, branded, carved, consists, couple, crown, curved, cut, dark, drawer, drum, ebony, ends, engraved, fish, fitting, flask, flint, flower, form, front, guard, gun, handle, hood, horn, initials, inscription, iron, ivory, left, loading, lock, mark, mim, number, palm, panel, part, plate, point, ring, rosette, separated, short, side, simply, solid, stamped, stick, stock, trigger, tube, wood