That’s interesting what they did just to show off the gunsmiths talent.
Jacob Walster (active 1765) - Flintlock sporting rifle (Pirschbüchse)
Flintlock sporting rifle from the collection of George IV at Carlton House, London. The gun has a single blued steel barrel of octagonal and twisted heart shaped cross section inlaid in gold at the backsight Walster A Saarbruck. The lock signed Walster A Saarbruck and engraved with a cherub...
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