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Attractive German Swivel Breech Flintlock Buck and Ball Gun

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Attractive German Swivel Breech Flintlock Buck and Ball Gun
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About .60 cal & 20 bore, 31'' octagon rifle barrel and part octagon part round straight-rifled shotgun barrel with fair-good bores showing moderate old oxidation and light pitting their full-length and otherwise strong rifling. This nice combination gun has been neatly reconverted to flint utilizing antique components, perhaps even during its period of use, and the barrels have mostly toned to a deep plum-brown patina showing some scattered old oxidation and light dings. The locks featured unbridled frizzens and springs with nice foliated chiseled extensions and the barrel swivel catch is a trigger mounted ahead of the triggerguard. The arm is equipped with attractive brass fitting including nosecap, fancy side panel screw escutcheons, dual ramrod thimbles and foliate tailpipe on the other side, triggerguard, buttplate with foliate heel extension and foliate toe plate, sideplate and decorative cheekpiece plate while a vent pick is housed beneath the cheekpiece. The walnut side panels and buttstock remain in very good plus to very fine condition showing some scattered light dings and handling marks, the right side of the buttstock showing an almost full-length but very thin drying crack. There is a small synthetic filler repair along the ramrod side panel and the stock shows some nice foliate carvings that have softened a bit but are mostly intact. There is a sliding brass-clad patchbox cover on the right side of the buttstock and a horn-tipped ramrod with worm end is present which appears to be original hardware. The rifle barrel is sighted with a standing v-notch rear sight with single flip-up leaf and silver blade front while the shotgun barrel is sighted with just a silver blade. The swivel mechanism functions smoothly and the barrels lock-up well while the lock with double set triggers seems to function normally. A nice example of these interesting and desirable swivel breech combination guns. (13C11804-18) {ANTIQUE} [Dale Beeks Collection] (3000/5000)