Thomas Del Mar - Armour Sale

371European & American FirearmsVARIOUS OWNERS371A SILESIAN WHEEL-LOCK BIRDING RIFLE (TSCHINKE),MID-17TH CENTURYwith slender octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled withsix narrow grooves, punched and chiselled with scrollworkabout the fore-sight, over the median and the breech,punched and engraved barrel tang, lock of characteristicform decorated en suite with the barrel, fitted with slidingpan-cover with button release, button catch for setting thesear, flash-guard, and finely engraved dog decorated with amarine monster and further masks, fruitwood full stockprofusely inlaid over its entire length with engravedstaghorn plaques within symmetrical arrangements oftendrils and pellets all within horn segmental lines (minorrestorations and repairs), including hounds, rabbits, marinemonsters and scrolls with grotesque heads issuant withflowers, a bear pawing a hound and a camel ridden by agame bird on the cheek-piece, a lion under the triggerguard,a pair of grotesque jesters forming the trigger-plate,enriched with mother-of-pearl ball flowers throughout,sliding patchbox-cover decorated en suite, engraved hornbutt-plate, ramrod-pipes and fore-end cap, iron triggerguard,and later horn-tipped wooden ramrod85cm; 33I in barrel£4000-5000150