AN INTERESTING GUN REDUCED TO PERCUSSION
Smooth-bore, round barrel of big caliber (23 mm), octagonal base. Lock converted to percussion, marked "M.a R.e di Napoli". Wooden, full stock with iron mounts and ramrod, brass trigger-guard and tip. Probably for navy embarked crew.
Naples, First half of the 19th Century
length 115 cm.
Conditions: medium
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Smooth-bore, round barrel of big caliber (23 mm), octagonal base. Lock converted to percussion, marked "M.a R.e di Napoli". Wooden, full stock with iron mounts and ramrod, brass trigger-guard and tip. Probably for navy embarked crew.
Naples, First half of the 19th Century
length 115 cm.
Conditions: medium