Long guns

Title: Long guns
Description: This collection showcases the diverse world of long guns, firearms designed for ranged combat with barrels significantly longer than handguns. From elegant hunting rifles to powerful battle rifles, these weapons have shaped history and continue to fascinate collectors and enthusiasts alike.

Explore the intricate designs, historical significance, and sheer power embodied in each image. Discover the stories behind these iconic tools, used for sport, self-defense, and warfare throughout the ages.

Collection Items

Item Firearms 16th Century Spanish

Matchlock Carbine Circa 1590

Fine matchlocks like this one from the late 16th or early 17th century are almost nonexistent. Its length suggests that it is a carbine (designed for use by cavalry). The barrel is two-stage octagonal and round with a cannon turned muzzle. Near the breach the barrel has decorative inlays in brass and an obscured maker`s cartouche. The flash pan is attached to the lock, rather than the barrel, as on most early matchlocks. The walnut stock`s butt is of a style that was popular in Brescia and influenced the style in Catalonia. Most of the nail heads on the butt are covered with brass. The butt, trigger plate, and barrel bands are all decorated with Moorish-style inlays. The ramrod has been replaced.

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