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BALTIC Region Antique Small Bore .25 Caliber SNAPLOCK Birding Rifle 17th Century Successor to the Matchlock & Predecessor to the True Flintlock
Guns International #: 103121825 Seller's Inventory #: 247425
Category: Antique Rifles - 1500-1850 - Antique Rifles - Matchlock
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Credit Card, Certified Check, Money Order
Description:
BALTIC Region Antique Small Bore .25 Caliber SNAPLOCK Birding Rifle
17th Century Successor to the Matchlock & Predecessor to the True Flintlock
Here we present an antique Baltic Small Bore Snaplock Birding Rifle, made circa the early 17th Century. Birding rifles, as the name implies, were small caliber pieces meant for hunting birds and other small game. The snaplock is thought to have been invented around the early 16th Century. Sweden has one in the Royal Armoury of Stockholm dating from approximately the 1550s and arsenal records mention snaplocks as early as 1547. It was a type of flint-lock firearm, in many ways a big improvement over matchlock technology at the time, and somewhat simpler and less expensive than the wheellocks that were invented around the same period. Compared to a matchlock, the snaplock could fire twice as many shots per minute due to requiring fewer steps to reload. Not requiring a match to be lit also made it easier to handle and more usable in a wider set of environments, such as in damp places. These were in relatively widespread use until about the mid-17th Century, when true flintlocks became proven and desirable, but some locales, such as the region around the Baltic Sea kept making and using them, such as Russia, Sweden, Latvia, etc.
The overall condition is very good. Original finish and patina on the iron. The action is strong. The bore is in good condition. The stock has a repaired split that runs underneath from the front of the lock to the cheek rest on the left side diagonally. The repair is solid and the stock is stable; stock refinished. Small maker’s mark at the left of the breech of the barrel. A great example of a rare piece of Old World technology!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 30-1/2 inches.
Caliber: .25 Snaplock
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$3600
#247425
SOLD
Antique: Yes