A 20 BORE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK RIFLED SPORTING CARBINE BY IOH AND KUCHENREUTER AN REGENSPURG, CIRCA 1760with octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, inlaid with silver scrollwork at the muzzle and breech, signed over the latter, inscribed '92' and with the gold-lined barrelsmith's mark (Neue Støckel 7718), engraved tang, rounded lock chiselled with a rococo landscape involving a hound in pursuit of a stag, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock carved with rococo scrollwork about the rear ramrod-pipe and the tang (fore-end replaced), the butt with carved cheek-piece on the left and patchbox with carved sliding cover on the right, full brass mounts cast and chased with differing classical figures in low relief, comprising solid side-plate, butt-plate, trigger-guard and escutcheon, and two brass ramrod-pipes (two sling mounts missing, later ramrod)72 cm; 28 3/8 in barrel £800-1000