Mid-18th Century Bavarian Flintlock Turn Barrel Combination Rifle by Staudinger of Wurzburg
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Description
.54 caliber over 20-Gauge. 31.375" octagonal and octagonal to round barrels. SN: NSN. Bright finish, brass mountings, full-length hardwood stock. Over/under flintlock rotating breech cape gun. Top flat of rifle barrel marked "STAUTINGER A WIRZBURG" with the shotgun barrel's top flat marked "GEORG IGNATIUS". Single trigger operated flint lock with flat faceted swan neck cock. Faceted fenced pans are unbridled with flat topped faceted frizzens. Stock with simple raised carvings at wrist and reverse butt with raised cheek rest. Butt 2.1" wide at widest point. Wood sliding patchbox in obverse butt, bone tipped wood ramrod with faceted brass pipes. Rifle barrel with fixed notch rear sight and front sight blade, shotgun barrel with brass blade front sight. Swivel stud in toe of stock, upper sling swivel missing from forend. George Ignatius Stautinger worked in Wurzburg, Bavaria circa 1742 (Stockel).
Condition
Good. Metal with a moderately oxidized silvery gray patina and scattered patches of surface roughness, staining, discoloration and some surface rust. Some scattered pitting present as well. Lock not mechanically functional as it will not hold at half or full cock. Rotating breech system works correctly and locks up appropriately. Brass with a rich bronze patina. Stock with moderate wear, some worm holes, scattered chips and wood loss and a major diagonal crack in the forend. Forend tip missing. Wood with scattered bumps, dings and mars, patch box frozen in closed position.Â
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