Description
Tchinké" wheeled harquebus. Barrel with sides, slightly blundered towards the mouth, carrying rise and front sight. Signed at the tail of breech of two punches in the shape of double hook. Lock with wheel and large external spring. Plate of lock punched "P" under crown, traces of gilding. Flange carries carrelet of assembly of the spinning wheel, is also used as support with the chain of tension of the large spring. Flat hammer in the shape of a ring spout, engraved with volutes. Scroll trigger guard (finger grip), long shaft frame and stock richly inlaid with bone and mother-of-pearl decorations, fillets, scrolls, decorations representing fantastic animals, lions, elephant, scenes of hell, hunter on horseback in a landscape. Layer plate and drawer of stock decorated in suite. Missing inlays, missing ramrod loop and missing ramrod. Germany, circa 1640. total length about 118 cm. ABE. Sold as is.
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Tchinké" wheeled harquebus. Barrel with sides, slightly blundered towards the mouth, carrying rise and front sight. Signed at the tail of breech of two punches in the shape of double hook. Lock with wheel and large external spring. Plate of lock punched "P" under crown, traces of gilding. Flange carries carrelet of assembly of the spinning wheel, is also used as support with the chain of tension of the large spring. Flat hammer in the shape of a ring spout, engraved with volutes. Scroll trigger guard (finger grip), long shaft frame and stock richly inlaid with bone and mother-of-pearl decorations, fillets, scrolls, decorations representing fantastic animals, lions, elephant, scenes of hell, hunter on horseback in a landscape. Layer plate and drawer of stock decorated in suite. Missing inlays, missing ramrod loop and missing ramrod. Germany, circa 1640. total length about 118 cm. ABE. Sold as is.
