A brass-mounted converted hunting rifle by Morgenroth of Gernrode

A brass-mounted converted hunting rifle by Morgenroth of Gernrode, circa 1775. The stock features a cheekpiece surrounded by rocaille ornamentation, a patch box wooden cover, a lock equipped with a sliding safety and set trigger, a trigger guard with a finger rest, and a sheet-metal side plate. It has an octagonal barrel approximately 62.5 cm long, with a bore of about 17 mm, rifled with seven deep grooves; it is marked "MORGENROTH GERNRODE" and fitted with a brazed-on percussion bolster. The wooden ramrod terminates in a bone tip, matching the bone tip of the forend.

Estimate:£1,675.15

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