Description
BOHEMIAN WHEEL LOCK SPORTING RIFLE
CIRCA 1690
the plain lock and cock overlaid with fine cut brass formed and engraved in tulip heads and foliate scrolls, heavy octagonal six grooved rifled barrel struck with a prancing lion and an intertwined cypher SF, set trigger, full walnut stock with low relief carved foliate scrolls on the butt, the patch box carved with raised moulding with the ramrod pipes and fore-end of horn, butt plate with a steel resting spike
48in. (121cm) long, 20 bore