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A German 20-Bore Flintlock Rifle of Baker Type, And A German 18-Bore Flintlock Sporting RifleThe First By G. Stahl, No. 281, Early 19th Century, The Second Signed Schurer, Saarbrücken, Late 18th Century
23 July 2015, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,000 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA German 20-Bore Flintlock Rifle of Baker Type, And A German 18-Bore Flintlock Sporting Rifle
The First By G. Stahl, No. 281, Early 19th Century, The Second Signed Schurer, Saarbrücken, Late 18th Century
The First By G. Stahl, No. 281, Early 19th Century, The Second Signed Schurer, Saarbrücken, Late 18th Century
The first with russet octagonal sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, numbered behind the brass fore-sight and with a bayonet bar mounted on the right side at the muzzle, russet tang, associated signed border engraved rounded lock numbered on the tail, figured full stock (some bruising), butt with cheek-piece and unusually chequered grip, brass mounts including spur trigger-guard, butt-plate and fore-end cap, hinged rectangular steel patch-box cover, sling loops with leather sling, and steel ramrod, probably original; the second with octagonal sighted barrel (touch-hole bushed in brass) rifled with seven grooves, plain tang, indistinctly signed rounded lock (pan repaired, steel refaced), later full stock (damaged around the tang), butt with cheek-piece and sliding patch-box cover, steel mounts including trigger-guard (old repair) with rounded spur, set trigger, horn fore-end cap, and later wooden ramrod (steel parts with some rust patination) (2)
74.5 cm. and 56 cm. barrels
74.5 cm. and 56 cm. barrels
Footnotes
A Johann Ludwig Schurer is recorded in Saarbrüken circa 1780








