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Condition: Antique
Manufacturer: German - Hand Carved
I can honestly say in all the years that have gone by since I fell in love with my first antique gun, NOTHING has ever struck me as being as incredible or amazing as this little side by side 16 gauge muzzleloader. The shotgun itself is really just a canvas where a truly gifted artist has left a sample of his work for all to see. Every time I look at the intricate carving on this wild boar I shake my head in disbelief. How could anyone have been so talented as to carve this wondrous animal and all the other details surrounding him, and then fail to place his name on his amazing work of art? If any magazine or periodical or coffee table book ever wants the perfect example of Folk Art sculpted in wood, this my friends would be the perfect choice.
I guess I have raved long enough for now, so let me fill in a few blanks. The gun itself is sound and all original. It shows a lot of use and wear and is pitted and worn with age. The hammers work, but not well enough to ever risk firing. I can find no markings topside and I simply refuse to risk taking the gun apart in hopes of finding any. Perhaps hidden somewhere beneath the hardware a name or mark could be found, but the work is just too exceptional for me to tamper with in any way. This is a smallish sized double barrel. It measures only 39 inches tip to tail and the barrels are just 24 inches long. The gauge would be about 16 and I have based my theory that the gun is of German decent on the style of locks and other features I have seen in antique firearms made in the same era in Germany.
The bottom line? This is not a gun. Not any longer. This is a work of art and probably should be hung in some great museum for all the world to see and admire, but until someone makes that possible, or like me, hangs it on the wall to stare at in disbelief whenever I walk by, this beautiful old piece will remain available to folks like you and me. Maybe that's
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