A composite matchlock carbine, 18th/19th Century

A composite matchlock carbine, 18th/19th Century

Information
Cina
length 77 cm.
Octagonal barrel of small calibre (5 mm), marking "XII" at the first part and with a brass plate engraved with a dragon; pan on the side. The plate and trigger are of a later date. Wooden stock sculpted with a dragon in bas-relief, brass eyes. This lot is imported from a non-EU country and incurs additional taxes beyond the auction house commission and the V.A.T. Consequently, the total Buyer’s Premium, inclusive of all taxes, amounts to 35%.