A fine Danish iron-mounted "paradox" flintlock rifle by Henrich Kappel

A fine Danish iron-mounted "paradox" flintlock rifle by Henrich Kappel, circa 1710. The stock features a patch box covered by a wooden lid; the lock is banana-shaped with a curved profile, signed "HENRICH KAPPEL COPENHAGEN." It has a side plate, and a barrel approximately 90 cm long with a flat top rib—carved at the breech end—in a caliber of approximately 20 mm, featuring fine, straight rifling grooves. The wooden ramrod terminates in a horn tip, matching the forend.

Estimate:£2,791.92

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