Air pressure rifle, The mechanism of the lock is mounted outwards against an iron plate which in turn is attached to a gold-plated brass lock case, the left side of which also serves as a (removable) screw plate, engraved with rococo style work, a Louis XVI style banderole and an oval medallion with an acclaimed male head and profile, a loop-shaped trigger guard is screwed to the lock case, on top of the lock case is carved work and a signature. The barrel can be unscrewed, encased in a circular wooden case with brass collars on both ends. The iron flask can be screwed off and at the same time
Air pressure rifle, The mechanism of the lock is mounted outwards against an iron plate which in turn is attached to a gold-plated brass lock case, the left side of which also serves as a (removable) screw plate, engraved with rococo style work, a Louis XVI style banderole and an oval medallion with an acclaimed male head and profile, a loop-shaped trigger guard is screwed to the lock case, on top of the lock case is carved work and a signature. The barrel can be unscrewed, encased in a circular wooden case with brass collars on both ends. The iron flask can be screwed off and at the same time serves as an air reservoir, the flask is provided with a brass collar, the cheeks are reinforced with a separately soldered iron plate, a rod is soldered to the soldered iron cap to set up the feed during pumping., Joseph Jacob Groothuijs, Amsterdam, c. 1770, iron (metal), gilding (material), brass (alloy), wood (plant material), soldering, l cm l cm d mm w kg
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