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THBFine 18th C. Sardinian Wood & Steel Fowling Rifle
Lot 41a
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Fine Arts
Apr 4, 2019
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2019-04-04 10:00:00
2019-04-04 10:00:00
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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Europe, Italy, Sardinia, ca. 18th century CE. A gorgeous hand-built flintlock fowling rifle of a characteristically lengthy form. The rifle has a substantial stock carved from caramel-hued hard wood, a lengthy octagonal barrel with smooth interior surfaces, a narrow wooden barrel housing, a cast-carbon-steel trigger framed within a rectangular guard, and a removable carbon-steel ram rod. The carbon-steel flintlock mechanism still retains its original flint striker and rests above the articulated striking plate and flash pan. Both forestock and back stock are embellished with several form-fitting carbon-steel panels that are intricately engraved with geometric, curvilinear, and foliate motifs. Fowling rifles were loaded with many small rounds for shooting as many birds out of the sky as possible. A fabulous example of the precursor to the modern shotgun. Size: 54.2" L (137.7 cm).
Provenance: private Arcadia, California, USA collection, acquired over twenty years ago
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#133460Ram rod is removable. Minor abrasions to stock, barrel, trigger, and metal panels, slight bending to overall form of trigger and guard, with light softening to some engraved details, and small losses to some wooden areas of barrel housing. Light earthen deposits and fabulous patina throughout. Barrel has not been test-fired.Condition
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