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Akanthus · 26th April 2023, 12:56 PM

Dear collectors,
Is there someone out there who can tell me if this gun is really from 1694 as written on the barrel and where it is made .
Thank you for your answers.

Raf · 26th April 2023, 03:21 PM

On the evidence of the lock alone the date is (just) credible.

corrado26 · 26th April 2023, 06:12 PM

Sideplates in the form of snakes or dragons were characteristically made by the gunsmiths Johann Jakob Behr and Francois Pholien Henoul at the beginning of the 18th century. While Henoul worked in Liège, Behr first worked in Bavaria and then in Maastricht and Liège.

Richard G · 27th April 2023, 12:57 PM

It could be. And its not English.
Regards
Richard

cel7 · 28th April 2023, 10:07 PM

The date may be correct. It's a European gun made for hunting. Not the cheapest model at the time, given the finish.

26th April 2023, 12:56 PM	#1
Akanthus Member Join Date: Mar 2023 Posts: 72	Old Lady Dear collectors, Is there someone out there who can tell me if this gun is really from 1694 as written on the barrel and where it is made . Thank you for your answers. Attached Images

26th April 2023, 03:21 PM	#2
Raf Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 238	On the evidence of the lock alone the date is (just) credible.

26th April 2023, 06:12 PM	#3
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,167	Sideplates in the form of snakes or dragons were characteristically made by the gunsmiths Johann Jakob Behr and Francois Pholien Henoul at the beginning of the 18th century. While Henoul worked in Liège, Behr first worked in Bavaria and then in Maastricht and Liège.

27th April 2023, 12:57 PM	#4
Richard G Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 402	It could be. And its not English. Regards Richard

28th April 2023, 10:07 PM	#5
cel7 Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 143	The date may be correct. It's a European gun made for hunting. Not the cheapest model at the time, given the finish.