Sswedish flintlock of about 1780

corrado26 · 10th June 2019, 12:59 PM

A friend of mine owns a rather short flintlock gun with smooth barrel and brass mounts, the ramrod pipes with trompet like openings that came into use in about 1775. Total length is 902mm, barrel length 624mm and the calibre is 14,3mm. Very strange is the roman IX at the counterplate and the monogram GV = G5 for the Swedish king Gustav V. Adolph, 1907-1950 (see Flämig, Monogramms on coins etc) with the year 1948. J

Has anyone here an explanation, why this gun of the end of the 18. century shows a monogramm of a Swedish king of the first half of the 20. century?
Thanks
corrado26

10th June 2019, 12:59 PM	#1
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,207	Sswedish flintlock of about 1780 A friend of mine owns a rather short flintlock gun with smooth barrel and brass mounts, the ramrod pipes with trompet like openings that came into use in about 1775. Total length is 902mm, barrel length 624mm and the calibre is 14,3mm. Very strange is the roman IX at the counterplate and the monogram GV = G5 for the Swedish king Gustav V. Adolph, 1907-1950 (see Flämig, Monogramms on coins etc) with the year 1948. J Has anyone here an explanation, why this gun of the end of the 18. century shows a monogramm of a Swedish king of the first half of the 20. century? Thanks corrado26 Attached Images Last edited by corrado26; 10th June 2019 at 02:10 PM.