In "Der Neue Stockel", Johannes Dauernheimer (Dauernheim) is noted as active in Homburg c. 1680-1720. This large smoothbore sporting gun has a rounded blade front sight, "Dauernheim" and "A Homburg SS*" signed on the sighting flats, foliate engraved accents, turned bands at the breech, and engraved tang. The rounded lock has relief chiseled scroll and mask designs, including a particularly fiendish mask on the tail. The mounts are also chiseled and engraved steel with French influence including fleur-de-lis finials, scrolling pierced side plate with disgorging masks, a long spire pointed buttplate finial, and classical martial trophies at the heel. The highly figured rootwood stock has fine molding, an old label on the forend,