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Rare and Fine Antique Arms & Armour from Around the World

Thursday 21 March 2024 e Friday 22 March 2024, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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A rare and early matchlock arquebus with Turkish barrel, Late 16th Century

Estimate

€ 1.800 - 2.500

Sold

€ 7.500

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Italia settentrionale
length 156.5 cm.
Long, smoothbore, three-stage, 21 mm cal. barrel made of damask, round at the first part and with rear sight at the nozzle, then with an octagonal segment and round again and with moulded muzzle; pan with pan cover on the right side. Long tang with carved palmette. Lock with rectangular plate, the end and the base of the cock carved with a palmette. Working mechanism. Wooden full stock (some old restorations and very small missing parts) carved with grooves and geometric motifs. Iron mounts, long, carved trigger with circular fretwork. Iron-tipped wooden ramrod.

Specialist Notes

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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.