415. Superbly decorated arquebus type gun with wheel lock, late 17th century.
ID-ANTQ-6521
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Superbly decorated arquebus type gun with wheel lock, late 17th century.
Splendid bone-decorated gun with wheellock and arquebus-type stock, long brass trigger guard, late 17th century. A shortened butt, not adapted for a shoulder rest and simply pressed against the cheek. Hunting or combat weapon of a privileged rider, designed to fight heavily armed cavalry. It was used as an alternative to a spear in knightly combat. Made as a forged faceted barrel, with an expensive wheel mechanism on a walnut lodgment, with decorative bone inserts. At the butt end there is a pin for vertical storage of the gun. Length: 100 cm. Weight: 3811 gr.
Location: Gallery "Antiqon", Brivibas street 52, Riga, Latvia
Warranty: Seller Warranty
Country: Western Europe
Period: The end of the 17th century
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Великолепно декорированное ружье аркебузного типа, с колесцовым замком, конца 17 века.
Великолепно декорированное костью ружье, с колесцовым замком и прикладом аркебузного типа, длинной латунной спусковой скобой, конца 17 века. Укороченный приклад, не приспособлен для плечевого упора и просто прижимался к щеке. Охотничье или боевое оружие привилегированного всадника, предназначенное для борьбы с тяжело вооруженной конницей. Использовалось как альтернатива копью в рыцарской схватке. Выполнен как кованный граненый ствол, с дорогостоящим колесцовым механизмом на ложементе орехового дерева, с декоративными костяными вставками. В торце приклада штифт для вертикального хранения ружья. Длина: 100 см. Вес: 3811 гр.
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