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Lot 65

A Balkan 16-Bore Flintlock Gun (Kariophili)
Mid-19th Century

17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Balkan 16-Bore Flintlock Gun (Kariophili)
Mid-19th Century

With two-stage barrel with faceted breech, silver spider fore-sight and retained by three silver barrel bands each embossed and chased with symmetrical foliage, the rear one carrying a large silver back-sight, plain grooved tang, border engraved lock signed 'G. Rossi', struck with a mark 'M.B' in a rectangle and chiselled with foliage on the tail, engraved cock (top jaw replaced) and roller (steel refaced), figured full stock, steel-mounted fishtail butt faced on both sides with pinned silver embossed and chased with foliage, an urn, a martial trophy and two florets, all against punched and chequered grounds, a silver mount at the ramrod-entry decorated en suite, steel trigger-guard and pierced trigger, rectangular suspension loops, and steel ramrod with baluster tip
77 cm. barrel

Footnotes

For related examples see Robert Elgood, The Arms of Greece..., 2009, p. 243, figs. 306-307

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