A pair of deluxe rifles with chemical locks, Joseph Reisinger, Wels, circa 1820

Beschreibung: Octagonal barrels slightly indented in the middle with original bluing. Eight-groove rifled bores in 13 mm calibre. The bases of the barrels and the muzzles with rich ornamental silver inlays, dovetailed sights with adjustable rear sights. The upper sides of the barrels with signature "Joseph Reisinger in Wels" inlaid in silver. Engraved tangs numbered "1" and "2", respectively, dovetailed aperture sights. Finely engraved lock plates with depiction of stags in the forest, on the lower right engraved signature "Ios. Reisinger in Wels". Recoil cocks, frizzens with screw-mounted firing pins for chemical primary explosives (mercury fulminate?). Folding pan covers. Fine double set triggers. Full stocks of beautifully grained, delicately carved walnut wood with noses of dark horn. Butts with patch boxes, one box containing a square spanner to remove the friction wheels and replacement part. On the cheek rests coat of arms (?) inlaid in silver with bunch of grapes underneath a crown. Furniture of fire-gilt brass decorated with engraved tendrils and rocailles. Wooden ramrods with horn tips. Length of each 114 cm. Pair of rifles of high-quality craftsmanship with rare priming mechanism, in almost mint condition. At the beginning of the 19th century gunmakers tried increasingly to manufacture priming systems based on mercury fulminate or similar chemical primary explosives. Apart from the well-known weapons manufactured in England with the Forsythe system, there were numerous weapons particularly in Austria that used different chemical priming systems.

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