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Flintlock sporting rifle from the collection of George IV at Carlton House, London. The gun has a single blued steel barrel of octagonal and twisted heart shaped cross section inlaid in gold at the backsight Walster A Saarbruck. The lock signed Walster A Saarbruck and engraved with a cherub offering a bird to a retriever dog and also chiselled with flowers and trophies against a gold ground. Walnut wood half-stock with horn fore-end cap and twisted horn tipped wooden ramrod. The stock carved with rococo scrolls, a sea monsters head and griffin, the butt decorated with inlaid silver wire work.The silver wire decoration on the butt is taken directly from De Lacollombe, Nouveaux desseins D’Arquebuseries Dessine Grave par De Lacollombe a Paris 1730. Se Vend Chez De Marteau Eleve De Feu Mr De Lacollombe.

    • @EdibleFriend
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      289 months ago

      What’s this UwU

      Commits murder

    • @FireTowerOPM
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      9 months ago

      This is a robbery

      And I’m here to steal your heart.

    • @Shapillon
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      59 months ago

      Kill them with kindness they said :p

      • @FireTowerOPM
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        49 months ago

        Relevant Florida man:

        • @Shapillon
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          29 months ago

          lmao I almost forgot this one