A LANG 1870 PATENT 12-BORE HAMMER GUN BY J. LANG, No. 4317, patent snap-action thumb-hole underlever, rebounding backlocks, high-spurred hammers, percussion fences, figured replacement stock (forend-finial missing), steel barrels

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A LANG 1870 PATENT 12-BORE HAMMER GUN BY J. LANG, No. 4317, patent snap-action thumb-hole underlever, rebounding backlocks, high-spurred hammers, percussion fences, figured replacement stock (forend-finial missing), steel barrels
14¼in. stock, 30in. barrels, proof exemption (sold as unsuitable for use)
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Lang's patent No. 687 of 1870 combines a rotary screw-grip with a snap-action; the type of thumb-hole underlever in use here is more normally associated with the Purdey 1863 patent
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