ANOTHER, with three-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, octagonal breech struck with maker's mark and engraved with rococo ornament and flowerheads, engraved tang, signed border engraved flat bevelled bolted lock with roller (cock replaced), figured walnut full stock carved with a shell and inlaid with an interlaced design of silver wire behind the barrel tang (grip and fore-end repaired), the butt stamped with initials IL on each side, brass mounts engraved with rococo ornament including shaped solid side-plate, butt-plate, and trigger-guard (repaired) with acorn finial, engraved brass band at the fore-end, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod, by Thomas Richards, Birmingham private proof marks, circa 1775

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ANOTHER, with three-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, octagonal breech struck with maker's mark and engraved with rococo ornament and flowerheads, engraved tang, signed border engraved flat bevelled bolted lock with roller (cock replaced), figured walnut full stock carved with a shell and inlaid with an interlaced design of silver wire behind the barrel tang (grip and fore-end repaired), the butt stamped with initials IL on each side, brass mounts engraved with rococo ornament including shaped solid side-plate, butt-plate, and trigger-guard (repaired) with acorn finial, engraved brass band at the fore-end, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod, by Thomas Richards, Birmingham private proof marks, circa 1775
31½in.

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