Western / Central Europe, probably Germany, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. European rifle of lengthy form, with a stock carved from lustrous, caramel-hued hardwood and accentuated with brass fittings. The lengthy cylindrical barrel has a smooth interior lining and a wooden ram rod bearing a head carved from bone. Beneath the forestock is an articulated latch meant to secure the end of a hinged bayonet blade, hence why the ram rod housings are on the side of the barrel rather than beneath. The double-action flintlock firing mechanism is comprised of a hammer with a petite flint fragment, a frizzen and frizzen spring, and a smooth trigger housed within a brass trigger guard. The stock butt is lined with a brass plate, and a faint "C" is stamped on top of the back stock just behind the butt of the barrel. An attractive firearm covered in lustrous patina! Size (rifle): 53.1" L x 2.6" W (134.9 cm x 6.6 cm); (barrel): 38.3" L x 0.75" W (97.3 cm x 1.9 cm); (bore): 0.59" W (1.5 cm)

Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection, collected in Virginia, USA

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#168754

Repairs to back flange of trigger guard, with several stable yet large fissures to stock particularly on back stock, losses to top of back stock, and repair to midsection of ram rod. Some brass elements may be modern replacements of older components. Minor abrasions to stock and barrel, with light tarnishing to barrel and some brass components. Bayonet blade no longer present. Flint fragment is loose within hammer jaws. Hammer still cocks back and falls when trigger is pulled. Rifle has not been tested for firing functionality.