SCANDINAVIAN SNAPLOCK SLEIGH PISTOL

SCANDINAVIAN 18TH CENTURY

An interesting and early Scandinavian snaplock (snaphane in Swedish) sleigh pistol modified from a larger hunting gun during its working life. The snaphane was basically very close to the Spanish Miquelet lock or Caucasian flintlocks with slight differences. Recognizable from its long and curved cock that worked with flintstone hitting the firesteel. The stock has been nicely cut and fitted with new barrelband while other end has been shortened and nicely carved in new shape to adapt in hand. Untouched brown patina with perfectly working lock mechanism. An unusual weapon made to protect a Scandinavian peasant’s travels by horses or sleigh.
A pleasant curiosity to any firearms collection.

• Length 36 cm
• Weight 1050 grams
• Caliber 10 mm

PLEASE NOTICE: This historical firearm, designed to be fired only with black powder, was manufactured before 1890 and is therefore license-free in Finland. Please take into account your local firearms legislation when purchasing historical firearms. Please also note that, depending on the instructions of the shipping companies, we often ship historical firearms from our Estonian branch, which may delay delivery beyond the normal delivery time.