A 50-Bore German Flintlock Sporting Rifle Mid-18th Century With octagonal sighted barrel (fore-sight defective) cut with alternating wide and narrow grooves and retaining traces of blued finish, gold-lined touch-hole, bevelled lock with stud safety-catch, moulded lightly carved figured walnut full stock, the cheek-piece inlaid with a star in white and dark horn, behind the barrel tang an iron plate for a peep-sight, carved sliding patch-box cover, brass mounts, set trigger, iron sling mounts, horn fore-end cap, and original horn-tipped ramrod 27in. (69.8cm.) barrel
A 50-Bore German Flintlock Sporting Rifle Mid-18th Century With octagonal sighted barrel (fore-sight defective) cut with alternating wide and narrow grooves and retaining traces of blued finish, gold-lined touch-hole, bevelled lock with stud safety-catch, moulded lightly carved figured walnut full stock, the cheek-piece inlaid with a star in white and dark horn, behind the barrel tang an iron plate for a peep-sight, carved sliding patch-box cover, brass mounts, set trigger, iron sling mounts, horn fore-end cap, and original horn-tipped ramrod 27in. (69.8cm.) barrel
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