One thing that stands out to me that this is a modern piece, made to look aged is that the two round head slotted screws on the gun seem to be peened the same way. The peening has partially closed the screw slot. On my antique ethnographic guns, as well as my very old US made Kentucky and Pennsylvania long guns, screw slots tend to get widened and worn out by use of improper sized screwdrivers. The impact damage on these two screw heads seems inconsistent with the relative lack of damage to the rest of the gun. So I believe that this damage was done intentionally by the builder.
None the less, this is a cool, decorative piece.
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