History and description of a small firearm in the category of carbine. The object of the study is a high quality representative of its type from the 17th century, decorated with bone and mother-of-pearl inlay. The object was in very poor state of preservation. Gives a detailed description of its state prior to conservation, as well as steps taken and methods used for conservation. See also <i>AATA</i> <b>19-382</b>.