February 5, 6, & 7, 2019 Field & Range Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/5/2019
Two stage steel barrel with turned cannon muzzle and top three facets inlaid with silver vinework. Top flat stamped with maker's mark near breech. "LUDI/MO/LAS" for Spanish maker Molas. Fine miquelet lock with pan face and cock face both finely engraved with scrollwork and lockplate marked "TORRENTO". Brass and silver furniture finely engraved, trigger guard bow features an applied silver mask and buttcap also has an applied silver oval with relief bust. Vacant silver wrist escutcheon chased with floral designs. Full length walnut stock is decorated with moldings along both sides of ramrod channel and relief symmetrical foliate designs around barrel tang. Complete with horn tipped wooden ramrod. There was once a belt hook mounted on the left side which is now absent. CONDITION: Very good. Barrel and lock retain a light grey patina with sharp edges and markings. Lock functions well. Brass and silver retain an unpolished patina. Stock is excellent with a few minor scattered marks and hairline cracks.
Caliber/Bore
.70 Smoothbore