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RELIEF CARVED CONTEMPORARY FLINTLOCK RIFLE

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
RELIEF CARVED CONTEMPORARY FLINTLOCK RIFLE
Cal. 58. Bbl. 44" oct. to round, rifled, initialed "G L" and marked "INRI 1983". The "INRI" on the bbl. was used on antique rifles at time to refer to the sign of Jesus on the cross, which stood for "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews." The lock is also initialed "G.L." The stock is relief-carved around the bbl. tang and around the rear ramrod entrance pipe. There is one oval inlay on the wrist, initialed "E L". CONDITION: like new. (01-21051/RG) ANTIQUE. $1,000-1,500.