A Spanish escopeta

[fernando]

Originally Posted by M ELEY

Absolutely beautiful piece, Fernando! Where did you find such an intact piece! When I first saw that threaded hole, I thought perhaps there might be one on the other side (as in, mounted with a swivel base), but not the case. I am excited to hear what the experts have to say about this fantastic percussion piece. Congrats again!

Thank you Mark,
It must be some kind of suspension device, although this intrigues me, as such characteristic would better fit shorter items, like pistols or short blunderbusses and carbines.
This escopeta measures 1,25 mt (1ft 2"); if you held it from the belt by the spot where the threaded hole is, it would nearly touch the ground. And this is no cavalry weapon, i would say?
The truth is that this shotgun has no hanging belt, which is unusual. Maybe this hipothetical ring would do the job ... but how? .
Let them experts pop up and tell us something about that
Fernando