5/25/2021 – Arms and Armor

.38 caliber. 34″ octagonal barrel length. SN: NSN. Single-shot percussion rifle with spur hammer, double set triggers, ivory-tipped ramrod, and adjustable target aperture and fixed front sights. Blued metal finish, silver tang and fittings, brass fittings, and varnished walnut Monte Carlo-style stock. Features a Swiss-style buttplate, serpentine triggerguard, and lower tang that extends from forearm all the way to butt of stock, appearing as a dragon relief behind trigger guard. Engravings include fine floral and fret marks to lockplate, metal portion of forearm, upper tang, lower tang, breech, and there is a dragon engraving to relief fitting under butt. Has maker’s marks “Tschumy a Mouclon” to lockplate.