Details
A 14-BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN with rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed in full on the rib, engraved case-hardened breeches with platinum line and plugs, case-hardened tang engraved with scrolling foliage, signed scroll engraved case-hardened locks, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard with patent grip-safety, silver escutcheon engraved with owner's initials, original brass-tipped wooden ramrod, and traces of original finish: in original relined and fitted mahogany case with trade label and accessories including shot- and powder-flasks, nipple key and cap dispenser, by J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No.3018 for 1837
29¾in.
29¾in.
Provenance
The J.C.L. Knapton Collection, Christie's, 28 February, 1990, lot 39