BY M. FONZO, NAPOLI, MID-19TH CENTURY
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A 12-Bore Italian D.B. Percussion Shotgun
By M. Fonzo, Napoli, mid-19th Century
With browned barrels of unusually bold twist pattern, and with maker's stamp and small engraved foliate design surmounted by a bird on the rib, lightly engraved patent breeches, engraved tang, lightly engraved signed back-action locks, the hammer noses each in the form of a monster-head, figured walnut half-stock, cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard retaining some original blued finish and butt-plate with large screw-in cover to the butt-trap, iron sling mounts, and original brass-tipped ramrod with worm
26in. (67.3cm.) barrels
By M. Fonzo, Napoli, mid-19th Century
With browned barrels of unusually bold twist pattern, and with maker's stamp and small engraved foliate design surmounted by a bird on the rib, lightly engraved patent breeches, engraved tang, lightly engraved signed back-action locks, the hammer noses each in the form of a monster-head, figured walnut half-stock, cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard retaining some original blued finish and butt-plate with large screw-in cover to the butt-trap, iron sling mounts, and original brass-tipped ramrod with worm
26in. (67.3cm.) barrels