Lot Essay
The gun was completed in 1867 and appears to have been little used; it is of particularly fine quality
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A FINE J. LANG 1867 PATENT 10-BORE (2.5/8IN) HAMMER WILDFOWLING-GUN BY J. LANG, NO. 3379
Incorporating J. Lang patent No. 1785 of 18th. June 1867, the pull-back sidelever-opening catch with pivoted transverse bolt, non-rebounding backlocks with finely-engraved hammers, best foliate-scroll engraving with traces of hardening-colour, the maker's name reversed on each lockplate, finely-figured stock, the stock oval engraved 'B. Borie, Phild., 1867', the browned bold damascus barrels with game-rib
Weight 8lb., 14in. stock, 29in. barrels, both approx. I.C., 2.5/8in. chambers, Black Powder proof
Incorporating J. Lang patent No. 1785 of 18th. June 1867, the pull-back sidelever-opening catch with pivoted transverse bolt, non-rebounding backlocks with finely-engraved hammers, best foliate-scroll engraving with traces of hardening-colour, the maker's name reversed on each lockplate, finely-figured stock, the stock oval engraved 'B. Borie, Phil
Weight 8lb., 14in. stock, 29in. barrels, both approx. I.C., 2.5/8in. chambers, Black Powder proof