FLINTLOCK CAPE GUN
30" OCTAGON BARRELS. RIGHT BARREL IS .62 CALIBER WITH SHALLOW GROOVE RIFLING. LEFT BARREL IS 20 GAUGE SMOOTH BORE. WEIGHS JUST 7 1/2 POUNDS! NO MAKERS MARKS. FINE WORKMANSHIP. BEST GUESS TODAY, IS THAT THIS PIECE IS OF DUTCH OR SPANISH ORIGIN AND WAS PERHAPS MADE FOR THE AFRICAN COLONIAL TRADE, CIRCA 1800. ANY INPUT WOULD BE APPRECIATED...
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