Flintlåsdambössa, Söderhamn ca 1750, possibly made by Samuel Gradman (1726-1752)

Round, smooth-bore steel barrel, on the chamber three front pointed moldings with profiled edges. On the upper side engraved decor and decor with gold on and wrapped, at the barrel base two hares, in front of leaf bells against punched background, and a bird Fenix and an eight-tone star. Owner’s name within a frame with leafy ends, all of gold: “GVSTAVA VON BERCHNER” Tail screw blade with leafy end, engraved decor against countersunk, punched background, leaf racks and lion mask. Guidance: At the Pip Base a wide, bowl sight. Pool grain of silver. Fortress: Three booklets. The barrel fastened with a screw, the rear locking screw through the screw of the tail, the screw of the front belt panel and two steel piping pins. Flint clasp with a flat locking plate with a recessed rear tip and bevelled edges, on the rear tip a sliding fuse. Engraved decor against a countersunk, punched background, on the back tip a willow, a swan and a wild boar (?). Behind the male similar decor and in a band that follows the male’s outline; “SÖDERHAMN,” all in gold. In front of the male decor against a smooth background, edging lines of gold and engraved a naked (?) woman riding in a carriage with a baldakin, the carriage pulled by a deer, the baldakine, the wheel nave, the masked front part on the carriage and the drains of gold. S-shaped male with decor against punctured background leaf racks and two swans, around the male screw a corona of gold. Oval jaws, upper jaw loose, jaw screw with pear-shaped head. A Kantig Prison Boiler and Battery, Wide, Bowl Falls on the Prison Boiler. Battery spring with partially bevelled edges, small leaf finished with a three-pointed blade (the middle leaf cut off). An inside is the nut and most of the screws were blunted. Attachment: Two locking screws Curved trigger Contoured trigger plate. Helstock of walnut with a piston box and carved leaf ranks at cheek support, tail screw blade and lace tubing. Nose band of horns. Seizure of steel, baking sheet attached with two screws, long contoured tab on the cob’s back, engraved decoration, on the heel screw two horn, on the tab engraved weapon for the noble ätten von Berchner No. 1235, the edge of the shield and the killer of gold, the visor shaft, the crane and the spars on the wings, as well as gold. In which sunbeams of gold are used. The end of the tip provided with engraved decor against punched background, leaf bells and a devil mask. A contoured side plate with engraved decor, a parrot (?) and a