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9898A FINE MALAYSIAN BRONZE SWIVEL-GUN (LANTAKA),18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURYwith multi-stage barrel swelling towards the muzzle, cast withraised mouldings and foliage, pierced scrolling fore-sight, acartouche of foliage over the chase surrounded by four raiseddiamond-shaped panels each decorated with strapwork, thefirst reinforce with diagonal panels of scrolling foliage, raisedback-sight formed as a flowerhead, raised vent with a piercedlug on either side for a pan-cover and with further triangularpanels cast with scrollwork, characteristic hollow cascabel fora tiller, incorporating a small loop on each side, a pair of liftinghandlesformed as monsters, a pair of plain trunnions, andwith its original bronze swivel mount121cm; 47 3/4in barrel3cm; 1 1/4in boreProvenanceRobin Wigington, Poets Arbour, Stratford-upon-Avon£1000-120041

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