BY JOHN BATE, LONDON, CIRCA 1780
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A CASED 35-BORE AIR GUN
BY JOHN BATE, LONDON, CIRCA 1780
WITH TWO REBROWNED INTERCHANGEABLE BRASS-LINED TWIST TURN-OFF SIGHTED BARRELS (THE LONGER ONE PROBABLY SHORTENED), THE SHORTER ONE WITH BRASS MUZZLE-RING AND BRASS SLEEVE AT THE REAR, SIGNED ENGRAVED BLUED OCTAGONAL BREECH, ENGRAVED CASE-HARDENED TANG INCORPORATING THE BACK-SIGHT, SIGNED CASE-HARDENED FLAT BEVELLED LOCK, FIGURED WALNUT HALF-STOCK (REPLACED IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY), CHEQUERED GRIP, AND FINELY ENGRAVED IRON MOUNTS INCLUDING SHAPED SIDE-PLATE: IN LINED AND FITTED OAK CASE (PROBABLY ORIGINAL) WITH ACCESSORIES INCLUDING BRASS GANG MOULD, BRASS PUMP, AND TWO COPPER RESERVOIRS, THE LID WITH LATER WILLIAM MOORE & GREY TRADE LABEL AND WITH FLUSH-FITTING BRASS HANDLE (LID CRACKED, LINING DAMAGED)
34¼IN. (87CM.) AND 16IN. (40.7CM.) BARRELS
BY JOHN BATE, LONDON, CIRCA 1780
WITH TWO REBROWNED INTERCHANGEABLE BRASS-LINED TWIST TURN-OFF SIGHTED BARRELS (THE LONGER ONE PROBABLY SHORTENED), THE SHORTER ONE WITH BRASS MUZZLE-RING AND BRASS SLEEVE AT THE REAR, SIGNED ENGRAVED BLUED OCTAGONAL BREECH, ENGRAVED CASE-HARDENED TANG INCORPORATING THE BACK-SIGHT, SIGNED CASE-HARDENED FLAT BEVELLED LOCK, FIGURED WALNUT HALF-STOCK (REPLACED IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY), CHEQUERED GRIP, AND FINELY ENGRAVED IRON MOUNTS INCLUDING SHAPED SIDE-PLATE: IN LINED AND FITTED OAK CASE (PROBABLY ORIGINAL) WITH ACCESSORIES INCLUDING BRASS GANG MOULD, BRASS PUMP, AND TWO COPPER RESERVOIRS, THE LID WITH LATER WILLIAM MOORE & GREY TRADE LABEL AND WITH FLUSH-FITTING BRASS HANDLE (LID CRACKED, LINING DAMAGED)
34¼IN. (87CM.) AND 16IN. (40.7CM.) BARRELS