Flint gun with battery lock, a carved monster's head on the walnut flask, acanthus leaf ornament and geometric motifs, on the tray aisles between which monster heads. Smooth, round barrel which is surrounded by profile bands at the mouth and at the front and back of the drawer. A mark has been stamped on the tail piece of the loop. Flint stone lock, battery lock with round shapes. The lock plate bears the signature: FORMEZ A MASTRICHT. The buttock is behind the tail piece of the barrel, forged with a monster head and tendrils. Fittings: Silver: the counter-lock plate in the form of two horizontal volutes, connected by a shell-shaped ornament, loading stick carriers with profile edges and facets, thumb plate in the shape of a grotesque mask, trigger guard with masks and acanthus leaf, Netherlands, anonymous, Maastricht, c. 1750 - c. 1800, lade, laadstok, kolf, slotplaat, loop, haan, kolfkap, h 35.7 cm h 20.4 cm d 14 mm
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Flint gun, battery lock, carved monster's head, walnut flask, acanthus leaf ornament, geometric motifs, tray aisles, monster heads, Smooth, round barrel, surrounded, profile bands, mouth, front, back, drawer, mark, stamped, tail piece, loop, Flint stone lock, round shapes, lock plate bears, signature, FORMEZ, MASTRICHT, buttock, barrel, forged, monster head, tendrils, Fittings, black-and-white, counter-lock plate, form, two horizontal volutes, connected, shell-shaped ornament, loading stick carriers, profile edges, facets, thumb plate, shape, grotesque mask, trigger guard, masks, acanthus leaf, Netherlands, Maastricht, c, 1750, 1800, lade, laadstok, kolf, slotplaat, haan, kolfkap
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