EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A 16-Bore North African Snaphaunce Gun
Early 19th Century
With sighted barrel with bulbous muzzle retained by numerous engraved silver bands (engraving worn), the butt decorated with applied pierced silver scrollwork (minor damage) and inlaid with white bone plaques and roundels, and with white bone butt-plate (iron parts pitted)
51in. (130.8cm.) barrel
Early 19th Century
With sighted barrel with bulbous muzzle retained by numerous engraved silver bands (engraving worn), the butt decorated with applied pierced silver scrollwork (minor damage) and inlaid with white bone plaques and roundels, and with white bone butt-plate (iron parts pitted)
51in. (130.8cm.) barrel