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1 - FLINTLOCK HUNTING RIFLE, DOUBLE-BARREL, BY BOUTET OF VERSAILLES, CIRCA 1780
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FLINTLOCK HUNTING RIFLE, DOUBLE-BARREL, BY BOUTET OF VERSAILLES, CIRCA 1780 From a series Round barrels with flat sides at the muzzles, hallmarked, including one by gunsmith Leclerc; round-bodied locks signed “BOUTET Arquebusier de MONSIEUR à VERSAILLES” and swan-neck hammers (one previously repaired); bassinets with spark guards; chiseled and engraved iron fittings featuring medallions, foliage, and flaming urns; trigger guard engraved “No. 1” A flintlock plate with undulating contours; a marbled walnut stock (with small period wood patches), featuring a burgundy leather cheek piece edged with silver passementerie braid; a crack beneath the lock plate L.: 112 cm A double-barreled flintlock shotgun by Boutet in Versailles, circa 1780
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