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Bologna
length 40 cm.
Long, smoothbore, two-stage, 10 mm cal. barrel: octagonal at the first part, then round after rings. Snaphaunce lock engraved with floral motifs, the cock featuring a dragon's head; sliding pan-cover (the mechanism needs revision), signed inside "D.Bosi" and dated “1820”. Wooden full stock, lightly carved, with iron mounts decorated with masks, trophies and floral motifs. Horn-tipped, wooden ramrod (small missing parts).
length 40 cm.
Long, smoothbore, two-stage, 10 mm cal. barrel: octagonal at the first part, then round after rings. Snaphaunce lock engraved with floral motifs, the cock featuring a dragon's head; sliding pan-cover (the mechanism needs revision), signed inside "D.Bosi" and dated “1820”. Wooden full stock, lightly carved, with iron mounts decorated with masks, trophies and floral motifs. Horn-tipped, wooden ramrod (small missing parts).
Specialist Notes
For Domenico Bosi, see Barbiroli, p. 132. The gunsmith is recorded in Bologna from the late 18th century to the first quarter of the 19th century.
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