AN 11 BORE CENTRAL ITALIAN ROMAN-LOCK CARBINE, EARLY
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AN 11 BORE CENTRAL ITALIAN ROMAN-LOCK CARBINE, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
with tapering barrel formed in three stages, moulded at the muzzle and octagonal over the breech, plain tang, rounded lock with characteristic external spring incorporating a delicately filed finial engaging the toe of the cock, full stock moulded over the fore-end, about the tang and carved with foliage about the ramrod aperture, folding faceted butt released by an iron stud behind the tang, the pommel carved with a radiating pattern of pairs of incised lines, iron mounts comprising trigger-guard with acanthus finial, belt hook, moulded ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap, and iron-tipped ramrod, perhaps the original
35.0 cm; 13 3/4 in barrel
Provenance
Baron Armand van Zuylen (1838-96), sold Sotheby's 1st April 1980, lot 61
with tapering barrel formed in three stages, moulded at the muzzle and octagonal over the breech, plain tang, rounded lock with characteristic external spring incorporating a delicately filed finial engaging the toe of the cock, full stock moulded over the fore-end, about the tang and carved with foliage about the ramrod aperture, folding faceted butt released by an iron stud behind the tang, the pommel carved with a radiating pattern of pairs of incised lines, iron mounts comprising trigger-guard with acanthus finial, belt hook, moulded ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap, and iron-tipped ramrod, perhaps the original
35.0 cm; 13 3/4 in barrel
Provenance
Baron Armand van Zuylen (1838-96), sold Sotheby's 1st April 1980, lot 61
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AN 11 BORE CENTRAL ITALIAN ROMAN-LOCK CARBINE, EARLY
Estimate £2,000 - £2,500
Starting Price £1,000
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