Matchlock musket, Musket with wick lock. The lock plate has engraved ends in the shape of acanthus leaves and a lath in the shape of the head of a fantasy animal. The barrel is equipped with a small iron visor grain at the trumpet and on the back of a rectangular block grooved for the rear visor, stamped HS above a button in a shield and a large F. The flask is inlaid with cow horn and round and oval pieces of mother-of-pearl, the larger pieces of which are engraved with foliage, foot and horse hunters and lions, the rest of the wood is decorated here and there with leaf-shaped decorative buds of yellow copper. The drawer hood and butt plate are of gilt brass and engraved with lofwerk, the angled trigger guard is made of iron, the loading stick is equipped with a cow horn, game, hunted animals, hunting dogs, Netherlands, anonymous, 1600 - 1650, iron (metal), horn (animal material), mother of pearl, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), gilding, l 158.3 cm l 118 cm c 19.2 mm w 6.4 kg
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Matchlock musket, Musket, wick lock, lock plate, engraved ends, shape, acanthus leaves, lath, head, fantasy animal, barrel, equipped, small iron visor grain, trumpet, back, rectangular block grooved, rear visor, stamped HS, button, shield, large F, flask, inlaid, cow horn, round, oval pieces, mother-of-pearl, larger pieces, engraved, foliage, foot, horse hunters, lions, rest, wood, decorated, leaf-shaped decorative buds, yellow copper, drawer hood, butt plate, gilt brass, lofwerk, angled trigger guard, iron, loading stick, game, hunted animals, hunting dogs, Netherlands, 1600, 1650, metal, horn, animal material, mother, pearl, plant material, brass, alloy, gilding, l 158 3
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