Product Details
A GERMAN 20-BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING or TARGET RIFLE SIGNED ANTON BURCKHARDT, WEIMAR, no visible serial number,
possibly converted from flintlock with octagonal slightly swamped blued barrel signed on the top of breech-block 'ANTON BURCKHARDT IN WEIMAR', the top-flat of the barrel inlaid in silver 'CANON CORDU', white metal fore-sight, standing notch rear-sight with carved and pierced foot, plain border engraved lock of flint form signed 'ANTON BURCKHARDT IN WEIMAR', figured walnut full-stock with carved and raised cheek-piece, skip-chequered panels to wrist and fore-end detailed with white metal pins, moulded and carved horn heel-plate and patch-box cover, escutcheoned square socket at wrist for a peep-sight (absent), carved lions-mask forming the ramrod throat, double set triggers with moulded and carved horn tang and guard, the finial formed as a boar's head with an oak-leaf sprig, nickel ramrod pipes with engraved raised bands, iron ramrod and stirrup and button swivels
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Estimate £400-600