A magnificent wheellock rifle, Christoph Keiner, Eger(?), circa 1730 Slightly swamped and burnished, seven-groove rifled octagonal barrel in 13 mm calibre with dovetailed front sight, chiselled folding rear sight made from brass as well as an iron aperture sight. The top of the barrel with engraved signature "CHRISTOPH KEINER". The muzzle and the breech with ornamental iron chiselling. Brass-plated, chiselled wheellock with internal wheel and (defective) double set trigger. The lock plate and the spring cover with hunting scene in relief amid fin, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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