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11 - A rare matchlock infantry musket
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€1,800 - 2,500Sale fees
A rare matchlock infantry musket dating: about 1680 provenance: Piedmont, Fine, smoothbore, three-stage barrel, octagonal at the base with two large "GBM" marks, then round after a short sixteen-sided section and ring at the girdle, then with moulded muzzle, 18 mm cal. at the nozzle. Long, smooth, slightly curved tang. Matchlock with flat lock plate, pan with pan cover and spark arrester. Serpentine shaped as a stylised dragon's head, working mechanism. Wooden full stock. Iron lever. Iron-tipped, wooden ramrod. For a similar example, see Francesco Sterrantino, "Le armi da fuoco del Vecchio Piemonte", Vol. II, pp. 36–37.
Auction details
Rare and Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Day 1Auction house
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