LONG MATCHLOCK RAMPART GUN CIRCA 1800

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BIG, HEAVY, IMPRESSIVE MATCHLOCK RAMPART GUN. FOR MOUNTING ON TOP OF A FORT OR CASTLE WALL. HEAVY 43.5 INCH IRON BARREL. OCTAGONAL BREECH FLOWING TO ROUND. SHAPED MUZZLE. STOCK WITH A BLOCK FOR MOUNTING A SWIVEL. OVERALL IN GOOD CLEAN CONDITION WITH DEEP BROWN PATINA TO THE BARREL. THE SERPENTINE FOR THE MATCHLOCK ACTION IS MISSING. NOT A DIFFICULT THING TO RE-MAKE. THIS PIECE WOULD LOOK VERY IMPRESSIVE IF MOUNTED ON A ROWLOCK ACTING AS ITS SWIVEL, THEN FITTED TO A WOODEN BLOCK OR STAND. VERY RARE.