AN UNUSUAL FLINTLOCK COACHING CARBINE with lightly belled iron barrel (pitted) retaining traces of an inscription around the flat of the muzzle, silver spider fore-sight, grooved tang cut with rococo decoration on a punched ground, rounded border engraved lock engraved with rococo scrollwork and signed on a ribbon (steel-spring replaced), figured walnut full stock (fore-end replaced) carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, brass mounts including butt-plate cast and chased with rococo decoration in relief, and vacant trophy of arms escutcheon, brass ramrod-pipes, and whalebone ramrod, by Hicklin, circa 1765

AN UNUSUAL FLINTLOCK COACHING CARBINE with lightly belled iron barrel (pitted) retaining traces of an inscription around the flat of the muzzle, silver spider fore-sight, grooved tang cut with rococo decoration on a punched ground, rounded border engraved lock engraved with rococo scrollwork and signed on a ribbon (steel-spring replaced), figured walnut full stock (fore-end replaced) carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, brass mounts including butt-plate cast and chased with rococo decoration in relief, and vacant trophy of arms escutcheon, brass ramrod-pipes, and whalebone ramrod, by Hicklin, circa 1765
27¼in. barrel