A 25-Bore Viennese Wheel-Lock Sporting Rifle, And A Spanish Horn Powder-Flask The first by Caspar Zelner ( sic ), circa 1720, the second mid-18th Century The first with swamped octagonal barrel cut with seven grooves, brass fore-sight and iron triple-leaf back-sight with chiselled foliate finial, the breech retaining faint traces of blued finish and inlaid with gold lines and foliage and a standing Roman warrior surmounted by a gold-lined maker's mark (similar to Neue Støckel 1203) and gold-inlaid signature, engraved tang stamped with the number '2', flat lock with enclosed wheel finely engraved with a cavalry skirmish on a matted ground and mounted warriors in combat, one of them a Turk, all in an extensive landscape, the cock engraved with St. George and the Dragon, and the bridle to the cock with a martial trophy, figured walnut full stock lightly carved with strapwork and foliage in relief (bruised and repaired, fore-stock and ramrod-pipes replaced), later patch-box cover, engraved indented iron trigger-guard with chiselled foliate finials, pierced iron side-plate finely chiselled in relief with foliage involving a monster-head, horn butt-plate with iron button, set trigger with engraved brass plate, and later ramrod; the second with iron mounts including belt hook, and brass baluster nozzle 327/8in. (83.5cm.) barrel and 16¼in. (26cm.) (2)
A 25-Bore Viennese Wheel-Lock Sporting Rifle, And A Spanish Horn Powder-Flask The first by Caspar Zelner ( sic ), circa 1720, the second mid-18th Century The first with swamped octagonal barrel cut with seven grooves, brass fore-sight and iron triple-leaf back-sight with chiselled foliate finial, the breech retaining faint traces of blued finish and inlaid with gold lines and foliage and a standing Roman warrior surmounted by a gold-lined maker's mark (similar to Neue Støckel 1203) and gold-inlaid signature, engraved tang stamped with the number '2', flat lock with enclosed wheel finely engraved with a cavalry skirmish on a matted ground and mounted warriors in combat, one of them a Turk, all in an extensive landscape, the cock engraved with St. George and the Dragon, and the bridle to the cock with a martial trophy, figured walnut full stock lightly carved with strapwork and foliage in relief (bruised and repaired, fore-stock and ramrod-pipes replaced), later patch-box cover, engraved indented iron trigger-guard with chiselled foliate finials, pierced iron side-plate finely chiselled in relief with foliage involving a monster-head, horn butt-plate with iron button, set trigger with engraved brass plate, and later ramrod; the second with iron mounts including belt hook, and brass baluster nozzle 327/8in. (83.5cm.) barrel and 16¼in. (26cm.) (2)
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