A .650 CALIBRE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY RIEGER, CIRCA 1770 with heavy octagonal barre

A .650 CALIBRE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY RIEGER, CIRCA 1770 with heavy octagonal barrel rifled with seven grooves, stamped with the silver-lined barrelsmith`s mark at the breech, a standing warrior in a rectangle, associated rounded lock retained by quick release screws, double set trigger, walnut full stock carved with scrolls about the tang and over the butt, the latter with raised cheek-piece on the left and patchbox with sliding cover on the right, brass mounts comprising flush-fitting pierced side-plate, trigger-guard with pierced scrolling terminal of shaped outline, the butt-plate and ramrod-pipe en suite, and horn fore-end cap, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod (sling swivels missing) 71.5cm; 28 1/8in barrel