A beautiful flintlock sporting gun from the property of King Friedrich Wilhelm II

dating: last quarter of the 18th Century provenance: Prussia, Round, smoothbore, bluing (refreshed finishing), two-stage, 16 mm cal. barrel with rings at the girdle, gilded marks of the Naples’ Royal Manufacture at the base, silver swallowtailed foresight; engraved and gilded tang marked “44”. Lock with a slightly round plate, decorated with a quiver, arrows and floral motifs in gold and silver - perfect Tula style. Wooden half-stock majestically sculpted, and featuring fine floral carvings, vine shoots on the outside of the butt. Extraordinary mercury-gilded bronze mounts, partly fretworked and plated with dark-blued iron plates, long trigger guard with bas-relieved birds on a granulated background, counter-plate consisting of bands of leaves and garlands, butt-plate with trophy, escutcheon with the monogram "FW" under an iron decorative element among trophies, mercury-gilded bronze chain and dragon. Dark horn muzzle, gilded bronze barrel bracket and ramrod holder decorated en suite. Ramrod with missing part.