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Greetings to all,
My latest purchase is this musket, described by the seller as "16 mm smoothbore sporting musket which has been converted from flintlock. Made for a left handed person, having the lock on the left and the cheek piece on the right." The ramrod is missing and there is some damage to the wood. I shall appreciate any information which forum members are able to provide. Regards to all, Brian |
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I tried to look your rifle marks up in der neue stockel.
It looks like the Zella, Saxony mark from 1705. Only difference are the round shape in the middle and the half circle at the top left. At first i thougt this rifle to be a air rifle, seeing as it has a metal tube at the wrist of the "stock". But the barrel gauge is well.. more like a shotgun so ![]() Without a doubt i would still say it is German. |
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Interesting piece, Brian.
When you can, or feel like, post us a picture of the whole weapon, to enable us observing this example relative proportions; there are some sections missing. I wouldn't know why it ought to be German, although i ignore where it is from. Interesting thing being a left hander, it is always an added value, in collecting terms. But you know, sometimes a left hand example is not like that for having been so commissiioned, but because this was the general manner to make them ... like in Sri Lanka, for instance. This not being the case, i would say ![]() |
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Fernando,
Thank you for the comment and I shall post more pics tomorrow. I did not have time to do this today, as I was cruising a beautiful lake in a paddle steamer. We retired folk do suffer terribly, while working folk enjoy themselves at the office! Heh heh heh Brian |
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Herewith a picture of the whole item; I managed to resize a photo which I already had.
Brian |
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