Target gun used by the Guild of Arquebusiers in Amsterdam, Target rifle or rudder. The brass lock shows traces of past gilding, the lock plate is trimmed with copper, the pan is supported on a base in the form of a seashell. The barrel is ribbed on the back and grooved, the square trumpet has the shape of a Corinthian column, the visor and the grain are of brass. The flask is inlaid with mother-of-pearl and embossed with foliage, snakes and dolphins, the support spool for the trigger guard ends in a bird claw around a ball flattened at the bottom. Apart from the cow-horn drawer, the fittings are from formerly gilt brass and consist of a screw plate engraved with a name, and a butt plate with a trace over the entire handle, the loading stick is equipped with an iron cap., birds (claws, paws or an animal), Amsterdam, militia of Amsterdam, Jacobus Jaspers (attributed to), 1675 - 1699, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), gilding (material), copper (metal), mother of pearl, horn (animal material), iron (metal), engraving, l 163.8 cm l 124.6 cm d 10.9 mm w 6.8 kg
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