Author Topic: interesting fowler with a cheekpiece and rifle style tguard at Hermann historica  (Read 747 times)

Offline backsplash75

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https://www.hermann-historica.de/en/auctions/lot/id/845808

A German flintlock shotgun, ca. 1750

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Octagonal, smooth barrel merging into round in 17.5 mm calibre. Flintlock, crown slightly plastered on the lock plate, lock gear defective. Full stock with partially engraved brass furniture, iron ramrod. Iron parts patinated and with traces of corrosion, forend with cracks and additions. Length 136 cm.

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Offline Mike Brooks

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That's a nice example. It's rare to see a Germanic fowling gun without a cheek piece. In my experience anyway.

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Flintlock, crown slightly plastered on the lock plate, lock gear defective
I wonder what this means exactly...... doesn't sound like language gun folks would use.
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