3500 SPANISH STYLE MIQUELET SHORT BARREL FOWLER.

Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 750.00 USD
Estimated at 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD
Cal. 75. S# NSN. The 27-3/4" barrel has a long octagonal breech section that transitions to a round through the wedding band and has a cannon-turned muzzle; no marks are present. A good-quality miquelet lock with an arched and rounded plate has a fancy scroll-filed bridle to contain an external main spring. The cock is of early style with a reinforced head. Lock also features an inset faceted pan, bridled friction frizzen, and a feather spring with a file-decorated top leaf. The rear of the lockplate and the back face of the frizzen are relief-engraved. The remains of the plate are engraved with some scroll and the maker's name, "Mic. Ricxxx," last letters obscured by the main spring finial. Dense European walnut stock extends to within 3" of muzzle and is of early style with pronounced carved flutes along the comb and toeline. The grip area shows some checkering divided by ribbons from a large area of geometric chip carving that wraps over top of the grip. Similar treatment is on the forepiece; other fluted moldings are along barrels and ramrod channels. Mounts are made of pierced brass and nicely engraved. Buttplate has foliate finials. The trigger guard with a loop-forming grip has acanthus motifs at the front and rear. The sideplate is nicely scrolled and has a pierced extension to the rear. The stock attaches to the barrel with two brass slip-on rings. A turned steel ramrod appears to be original. CONDITION: good. Barrel and lock with old cleaning to silver and brown patina. Stock retains most of an old oil refinish. Carving shows considerable wear. Brass is nicely toned. Wrist escutcheon is missing, as is the band at the muzzle end of the stock. The stock shows some missing wood at the same place, but otherwise it appears sound with some cracks around the bottom of the lockplate. Bore is pitted. Lock is good. A good-looking early gun. (01-24336/MGM). ANTIQUE. $1,500-2,500.