拍品專文
For an account of Coorg weapons see Robert Elgood, Firearms of the Islamic World in the Tareq Rajab Museum, Kuwait, pp. 183-185
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18/19TH CENTURY
細節
A Rare 16-Bore Southern Indian (Coorg) Matchlock Gun
18/19th Century
With swamped sighted barrel finely damascened with panels of flowers and foliage in silver and gold and retained by leather thongs, three silver bands, and a single iron band at the breech, swelling fluted muzzle, manually-operated pan-cover, hardwood three-quarter stock with distinctive rounded butt set with a large circular silver boss, and iron ramrod
54½in. (138.4cm.) barrel
18/19th Century
With swamped sighted barrel finely damascened with panels of flowers and foliage in silver and gold and retained by leather thongs, three silver bands, and a single iron band at the breech, swelling fluted muzzle, manually-operated pan-cover, hardwood three-quarter stock with distinctive rounded butt set with a large circular silver boss, and iron ramrod
54½in. (138.4cm.) barrel
注意事項
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.