Lot Essay
Circa 1850
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A 15-BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE BY WILKINSON & SON, NO. 6356
With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel cut with two grooves and signed in full on the top flat, serial numbered patent breech with pierced platinum plug, scroll engraved tang, signed scroll engraved detented lock numbered '5400', safety-catch, figured walnut half-stock (repaired below the lock, fore-end chipped and with minor repairs), chequered grip and fore-end, engraved steel mounts including butt-plate and serial numbered trigger-guard each engraved with a stag, silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, set trigger, iron sling mount, silver fore-end cap, and brass-tipped ramrod with worm
29in. barrel, Contemporary London Proof
With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel cut with two grooves and signed in full on the top flat, serial numbered patent breech with pierced platinum plug, scroll engraved tang, signed scroll engraved detented lock numbered '5400', safety-catch, figured walnut half-stock (repaired below the lock, fore-end chipped and with minor repairs), chequered grip and fore-end, engraved steel mounts including butt-plate and serial numbered trigger-guard each engraved with a stag, silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, set trigger, iron sling mount, silver fore-end cap, and brass-tipped ramrod with worm
29in. barrel, Contemporary London Proof