A silver-mounted splendid flintlock shotgun from the armoury of the Prince of Liechtenstein, Georg Keiser in Vienna, circa 1740 High-grade Spanish two-stage barrel with slightly flared muzzle, octagonal then round, between that finely chiselled decorative frieze. Smooth bore in 16 mm calibre. Gold-inlaid spider front sight, the superimposed iron ramp rear sight with finely chiselled decoration. At the breech gold-inlaid 18th century, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available


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