G. Kuprin, Tula, circa 1765

[hawkeye1755]

A Fine and important oval-barrelled Russian flintlock sporting gun by G. Kuprin, Tula, circa 1765.
Formed of a signed, sighted, oval bored barrel of elliptical form, superbly decorated at the breech with chiselled and gold-encrusted rococo ornament. The rounded lock with sliding safety-catch decorated en suite with the barrel, gold-lined vent. The figured walnut full-stock with raised cheek-piece on the butt, finely carved behind the breech and on the underside of the fore-end, profusely inlaid with silver wire rococo scrolls and with horn fore-end cap. The burnished steel mounts including butt-plate, trigger-guard, side-plates and ramrod-pipes decorated en suite with the lock and barrel and retaining original horn-tipped wooden ramrod of oval section.
Price:Over £100,000.00 or $200,000.00

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[Charles D. Prokopp]

That does my Russo-Ukrainian heart good.
Out of curiosity, which way is the barrel eliptical? Elongated horizontally or vertically?

 

[bioprof]

Wow, talk about gilding the lily!!! :bow:

 

[mckutzy]

:bow: :bow: :bow: to the maker of that.....that is definatly one of the best pieces i have ever seen. the lines are still crisp like no wear at all...amazing :shocked2: :shocked2: :shocked2: