A rare and early matchlock arquebus with Turkish barrel dating: Late 16th Century provenance: North Italy, Long, smoothbore, three-stage, 21 mm cal. barrel made of damask, round at the first part and with rear sight at the nozzle, then with an octagonal segment and round again and with moulded muzzle; pan with pan cover on the right side. Long tang with carved palmette. Lock with rectangular plate, the end and the base of the cock carved with a palmette. Working mechanism. Wooden full stock (some old restorations and very small missing parts) carved with grooves and geometric motifs. Iron mounts, long, carved trigger with circular fretwork. Iron-tipped wooden ramrod. Interesting gun dating back to the last quarter of the 16th century, the barrel is certainly a war booty, probably from the battle of Lepanto or another battle between Italic and Ottoman troops. length 156.5 cm.