Flint gun, Part of a couple. The lock is undecorated except for a signature, the inside of the lock plate is marked IN under a heart. The barrel has two bands with rings and here and there engraved with lofwerk, rear visor in an acanthus leaf in relief on the tail of the barrel, a silver mask in relief as a visor grain, stamped on the bottom with the coat of arms of Amsterdam and a crowned heart. The flask is simply cut with, among other things, praise. The gold-plated, brass fittings with embossed embellishment, apart from the two octagonal loading rod tubes, consist of a trigger guard with decoration against a granulated background, including a medallion with a laurelized head, a symmetrical, ajour-worked screw plate consisting of a double-headed bust with prongs on both sides and a jester's head, a crowned thumb-plate framed by lofwork, and a flask cap with lofwork and curls against a granular background and underneath a mask, the loading stick has a gold-plated, brass cap., Hendrik Sleur, Amsterdam, 1740 - 1750, silver (metal), brass (alloy), gilding (material), wood (plant material), iron (metal), granulation, l 48.6 cm l 31.8 cm d 16.7 mm l 30.5 cm
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