A percussion target rifle with a thumb trigger, Southern Germany, circa 1850. Heavy octagonal barrel with a seven-groove rifled bore in mm calibre. Simple percussion lock, side mounted thumb trigger, walnut full stock with horn nose cap, and nickel-silver furniture. Wooden ramrod with bone tip. Length 107 cm. Rare custom-made rifle for a marksman who had lost most of the fingers of the right hand. historic, historical, 19th century, civil long guns, gun, weapons, arms, weapon, arm, firearm, fire arm, gun, fire arms, firearms, guns, object, ob, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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