Whatever that animal is supposed to be, it's also obviously European in origin. Very similar to some others I've seen, done with absolutely no accurate idea about the animal's proper body structure and skeletal interaction. James Meek talks of this and illustrates it in his engraving book, that is, how the Euro engravers often depicted the animals' rear legs actually digging into their ribs. Too bad, it's really a very attractive rifle otherwise, with engraving that I'd like to have on one of mine (except for that animal....).
Regards, Joe
