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THBBavarian Flintlock Stalking Carbine
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United States
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LiveOct 30, 2018
Cowan's is honored to present the Magnificent Sword Collection of William Koch in its two-day firearms, militaria, and American history auction, with a focus on the Civil War. Cowan's Auctions dawnie@cowans.com
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Bavarian Flintlock Stalking Carbine
.48 caliber, 21" pinned, swamped octagonal barrel, no S/N. Browned barrel, bright lock, brass furniture, hardwood stock. The gilt maker's logo disk, depicting a Griffin over the initials P.L.I./M , is set into the top of the breech, which is further decorated with flowing gold inlays and the makers name in gold along the top flat reading: P: LINEHART : IN : MUNCHEN . Toe of butt stamped with the initials TVG over the date 1716 . Flat beveled flint lock with chiseled decorations depicting panoplies of arms, with tail of lock and flat swan-necked cock engraved en-suite , all enhanced with gold gilding. Fenced, faceted and bridled removable iron pan is original to the lock, which remains in original flint configuration, although the top jaw and screw are high quality modern replacements. Touchhole is installed in a large spanner screw, allowing it to be removed and replaced as it eroded and wore. Acton with double set triggers, fixed and folding leaf rear sight, dovetailed German silver front sight surrounded by gilt decorations as well. Brass furniture with raised decorative motifs showing game and forest scenes and typical of Bavaria and the Black Forest. Stock with sliding wood patch box and with raised carvings throughout, with floral and shell motifs around the breech plug tang, and tastefully decorating the edges of the raised cheek rest, moldings around the lock and around the entry pipe on the forend. Forend with incised lines and simple decorations, a single brass faceted ramrod thimble and brass entry pipe decorated with the same raised motifs as the balance of the furniture. Brass tipped wooden ramrod with iron wiper at the end may be original to the rifle. A really attractive, high quality and highly embellished Bavarian hunting rifle from the second quarter of the 18th century. Paul Linehart was a gunmaker who worked during the first half of the 18th century, initially in Vienna ca 1707, and later in Munchen (Munich, Bavaria) through about 1750. (Der Neue Stockel)
Very good. Barrel with traces of brown finish and an evenly oxidized plum patina showing some scattered surface oxidation, pinpricking and light pitting, with some more moderate pitting near the muzzle. All gold gilt remains clear and crisp and may be restored, all markings remain clear as well. Mechanically functional, deeply rifled 7-groove bore shows moderate pitting along its length. Stock about good to very good with numerous small repaired cracks and some added wood in the forend, and some more substantial repaired cracks around the lock mortise area. Otherwise showing the expected bumps, dings and mars of nearly 300-year-old hunting rifle.Condition
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