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Rare and Fine Antique Arms & Armour from Around the World

Friday 15 December 2023 e Saturday 16 December 2023, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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A beautiful matchlock gun - India, late 18th Century

Estimate

€ 1.800 - 2.500

Sold

€ 2.250

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

length 155 cm.
Long, round, smoothbore, 14.4 mm cal barrel, the base richly carved and gilded with birds surrounded by floral motifs in low relief; the barrel was later decorated with granulated pattern, similar decorations near the nozzle, front sight and sight; pan with pan cover on the right side of the barrel. Engraved and gilded tang, lock with long iron plates with rim and tang decorated en suite with the breech, the central part en suite with the rest of the barrel. Internal mechanism, trigger and hammer decorated likewise. Wooden full stock (old restoration), cylindrical, squared-tipped, iron ramrod. Very rare.
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Si tratta di un'asta indipendente da Finarte e come tale gestita interamente a Sarzana da Czerny's. Per oggetti considerati "arma" dalla legge italiana per l'acquisto è necessaThis is an independent auction from Finarte and as such is managed entirely in Sarzana by Czerny's.