An Extremely Rare 6-Bore Singhalese Snap-Lock Gun With Left-Hand Lock 16th/17th Century Originally a matchlock, with earlier swamped russet twist sighted barrel with three raised mouldings at the breech and four panels of foliate mauresques in encrusted gold, the rectangular pan attached to the breech and fitted with a chiselled flash-shield on each side, the outer one hinged, flat bevelled " anselmo " lock set within a horn panel and with gold-encrusted decoration and chiselled details (dog catch replaced), carved hardwood full stock (chipped and repaired in several places, inset panel on the upper side of the butt replaced in lead), scrolled bifurcated butt, finely chiselled and pierced iron trigger-guard, pierced trigger, and later barrel bands and ramrod (iron parts pitted, some loss of gold) 42¾in. (108.6cm.) barrel
An Extremely Rare 6-Bore Singhalese Snap-Lock Gun With Left-Hand Lock 16th/17th Century Originally a matchlock, with earlier swamped russet twist sighted barrel with three raised mouldings at the breech and four panels of foliate mauresques in encrusted gold, the rectangular pan attached to the breech and fitted with a chiselled flash-shield on each side, the outer one hinged, flat bevelled " anselmo " lock set within a horn panel and with gold-encrusted decoration and chiselled details (dog catch replaced), carved hardwood full stock (chipped and repaired in several places, inset panel on the upper side of the butt replaced in lead), scrolled bifurcated butt, finely chiselled and pierced iron trigger-guard, pierced trigger, and later barrel bands and ramrod (iron parts pitted, some loss of gold) 42¾in. (108.6cm.) barrel
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