Hi Dirk,
To that flintlock shotgun by Schindler in Zella, I can assign a date of ca. 1730-40, mainly based on the shape and the (quite simple) engraving of the lock plate.
The walnut stock, though, seems to be a late 18th/early 19th century working time replacement; the rear screw for the gun sling is missing from the underside of the butt stock.
The overall condition of the item cannot not be exactly called fine; the engraving on the lock plate (Late Baroque scrolls) has been much overcleaned.
Best, und schöne Grüße,
Michael
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