Dutch target arquebuse dated 1630

Marcus den toom · 22nd June 2024, 10:25 AM

The lock has a rectangular lock plate and a snake-shaped cock ending in a snake head for the tinder. The barrel is of the so-called half-box barrel type common for target rifles; chiselled on top with a frieze between two rings; ends at the trumpet; the groove of the block-shaped, iron rear sight is formed by two curls, the sight grain is made of yellow copper; the bottom of the pan is chiseled with a cross. The large wooden supporting column under the lock is carved in relief with panels depicting a flower calyx in the center; the front and back of the supporting bobbin are carved in high relief with large lion heads amid foliage; a grotesque male head is carved behind the barrel. Apart from the iron trigger guard, partly molded for the fingers, the fittings are of yellow brass and consist of two drawer covers, the trigger guard, the butt plate and two decorated plates for the carriage bolts; the steel ramrod is nineteenth century.

length 171 cm
length barrel 128.4 cm
diameter 13.3 mm
weight 5.0 kg
Purchased from the H.L. Visser Collection, with the support of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the Ministerie van OCenW, the Ministerie van Defensie, the VSBfonds, the BankGiro Lottery and the Rijksmuseum Fonds

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/NG-2002-23-13

22nd June 2024, 10:25 AM	#17
Marcus den toom Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Netherlands Posts: 535	Rijksmuseum Target gun tinder snaplock The lock has a rectangular lock plate and a snake-shaped cock ending in a snake head for the tinder. The barrel is of the so-called half-box barrel type common for target rifles; chiselled on top with a frieze between two rings; ends at the trumpet; the groove of the block-shaped, iron rear sight is formed by two curls, the sight grain is made of yellow copper; the bottom of the pan is chiseled with a cross. The large wooden supporting column under the lock is carved in relief with panels depicting a flower calyx in the center; the front and back of the supporting bobbin are carved in high relief with large lion heads amid foliage; a grotesque male head is carved behind the barrel. Apart from the iron trigger guard, partly molded for the fingers, the fittings are of yellow brass and consist of two drawer covers, the trigger guard, the butt plate and two decorated plates for the carriage bolts; the steel ramrod is nineteenth century. length 171 cm length barrel 128.4 cm diameter 13.3 mm weight 5.0 kg Purchased from the H.L. Visser Collection, with the support of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the Ministerie van OCenW, the Ministerie van Defensie, the VSBfonds, the BankGiro Lottery and the Rijksmuseum Fonds https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/NG-2002-23-13 Attached Images