This interesting drilling is pictured and discussed in the article "A Stiegele Percussion Double Rifle Drilling" by Hummel and Ehlert in the Journal of the German Gun Collectors Association (see their website) and called "Fit for a King!" The rear ramrod pipe has "1860" in a banner which is probably the year of manufacture. It was likely manufactured by another gunmaker for Carl Anton Stiegele of Munich, a gunmaker to the Bavarian royal family and court. The gun is set up in an unusual combination for a drilling: an upper traditional .54 caliber rifled barrel, lower left .54 caliber "straight rifled" barrel, and lower right 16 gauge smoothbore barrel. This would certainly make for a versatile hunting gun. Since the top barrel is fired with the right trigger, and the other rifled barrel is fired with the left trigger, both of the triggers are single set. As noted in the above article, the right hammer was formed and engraved so well that it is difficult to tell until close inspection that the nose rotates down to fire lower right barrel. The barrel group can be taken down by removing the screw ahead of the trigger guard. The upper barrel has a blade front sight on a ramped base, drift adjustable notch rear sight, "Stiegele in Munchen" in gold inlay on top, and a silver floral and scroll inlay on top at the breech. All three barrels are Damascus and have silver inlays at the breech. The bolsters/breech plugs are also finely engraved with scrollwork. The locks have rope border designs, scroll work, a chamois in an alpine scene on the right, and a reposed hind in a pastoral scene on the left. The upper tang has a bust of a dog and a folding peep sight. The trigger guard has scroll engraving and a scroll pattern horn grip extension. The cap box has a detailed alpine scene with a hunter posing with his gun. The buttplate is engraved with complimentary patterns. The stock has attractive natural grain, incised scroll carving with textured backgrounds, and a stag in a wooded scene on the left behind the large cheek rest.