Product Details
AN INTERESTING 18-BORE FLINTLOCK BREECH-LOADING RIFLED MUSKET or 'JAGER-RIFLE', UNSIGNED, no visible serial number,
Austrian circa 1750, with slightly swamped octagonal in the white 40 1/2in. barrel, dove-tailed blade fore-sight, standing notch rear-sight, between the rear-sight and the tang there is a screw out loading plug, hooked breech with broad top-tang, bevel-edged lock with pointed tail, swan necked cock with lozenge jaws, lozenge pan and bridleless frizzen, walnut full-stock with plain carved and raised borders around the furniture, sliding wooden lidded patch-box, raised cheek-piece, brass furniture and brass tipped ramrod
Other Notes: It is believed that it was this type of Jager-Rifle that Ferguson refers to as his inspiration for the screw breech rifle of his own design.
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Estimate £800-1,200