A FINE T. HORSLEY 1863 AND 1867 PATENT 12-BORE BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMER GUN BY T. HORSLEY, NO. 1602

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A FINE T. HORSLEY 1863 AND 1867 PATENT 12-BORE BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMER GUN BY T. HORSLEY, NO. 1602
Incorporating T. Horsley pull-back snap-action toplever patent No. 2410 of October 1863 and T. Horsley self-extracting striker patent No. 1138 of 17th. April 1867, the ornate hammers with spurs of hare's-ear form, the breasts of the hammers with cams acting directly on horizontal short levers to effect striker extraction, non-rebounding sidelocks, best foliate-scroll engraving, well-figured stock with engraved butt-plate, the steel barrels with game-rib
Weight 7lb. 2oz., 14.3/8in. pull, 30in. barrels, both approx. cyl., 2in. chambers, Black Powder proof

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The gun was completed in 1867 for Capt. Mickery of the Royal Engineers. The gun is remarkable in having very early steel barrels; the steel used for the chambers appears to be of a different hardness and consistency to that used for the rest of the barrels. The action flat is stamped 'STEEL'

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