BY DURS EGG, LONDON, NO. 212, CIRCA 1810-20
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A FINE 10-BORE FLINTLOCK WILDFOWLING GUN
BY DURS EGG, LONDON, NO. 212, CIRCA 1810-20
WITH BROWNED TWIST SIGHTED BARREL SIGNED IN GOLD AT THE BREECH, CASE-HARDENED PATENT BREECH WITH TWO GOLD LINES AND GOLD-LINED TOUCH-HOLE, ENGRAVED CASE-HARDENED GROOVED TANG, SIGNED ENGRAVED CASE-HARDENED FLAT LOCK RETAINING NEARLY ALL ITS ORIGINAL INTERNAL FINISH, WITH SAFETY-CATCH, ROLLER AND GOLD-LINED RAINPROOF PAN, THE STEEL INSCRIBED 'D. EGG. PATENT' AND WITH SAFETY VENT, FIGURED WALNUT HALF-STOCK (FORE-END WITH MINOR CRACK), CHEQUERED GRIP, ENGRAVED IRON MOUNTS INCLUDING BLUED TRIGGER-GUARD ENGRAVED WITH A DOG TAKING A DUCK, AND CASE-HARDENED TRIGGER-PLATE WITH PINEAPPLE FINIAL, VACANT GOLD ESCUTCHEON, SILVER BARREL-BOLT ESCUTCHEONS, STEEL- AND BRASS-MOUNTED RAMROD WITH WORM, AND MUCH ORIGINAL FINISH, LONDON PROOF MARKS
39.1/8IN. (99.3CM.) BARREL
BY DURS EGG, LONDON, NO. 212, CIRCA 1810-20
WITH BROWNED TWIST SIGHTED BARREL SIGNED IN GOLD AT THE BREECH, CASE-HARDENED PATENT BREECH WITH TWO GOLD LINES AND GOLD-LINED TOUCH-HOLE, ENGRAVED CASE-HARDENED GROOVED TANG, SIGNED ENGRAVED CASE-HARDENED FLAT LOCK RETAINING NEARLY ALL ITS ORIGINAL INTERNAL FINISH, WITH SAFETY-CATCH, ROLLER AND GOLD-LINED RAINPROOF PAN, THE STEEL INSCRIBED 'D. EGG. PATENT' AND WITH SAFETY VENT, FIGURED WALNUT HALF-STOCK (FORE-END WITH MINOR CRACK), CHEQUERED GRIP, ENGRAVED IRON MOUNTS INCLUDING BLUED TRIGGER-GUARD ENGRAVED WITH A DOG TAKING A DUCK, AND CASE-HARDENED TRIGGER-PLATE WITH PINEAPPLE FINIAL, VACANT GOLD ESCUTCHEON, SILVER BARREL-BOLT ESCUTCHEONS, STEEL- AND BRASS-MOUNTED RAMROD WITH WORM, AND MUCH ORIGINAL FINISH, LONDON PROOF MARKS
39.1/8IN. (99.3CM.) BARREL
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