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BY DURS EGG, LONDON, CIRCA 1800
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A Rare 48-Bore Flintlock Sporting Gun Made For A Boy
By Durs Egg, London, circa 1800
With rebrowned twist sighted barrel (probably slightly shortened, some light pitting) with bead fore-sight, chiselled girdle, gold signature, two gold lines, and gold-lined touch-hole, engraved grooved tang, signed engraved flat bevelled lock with roller, safety-catch, stepped tail, raised gold-lined pan, and some original blued finish on the interior working parts (steel expertly replaced), finely figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard in the French taste retaining some original blued finish, gold escutcheon engraved with crest and initials 'JR', and iron-tipped ramrod, Tower private proof marks
31½in. (80cm.) barrel
By Durs Egg, London, circa 1800
With rebrowned twist sighted barrel (probably slightly shortened, some light pitting) with bead fore-sight, chiselled girdle, gold signature, two gold lines, and gold-lined touch-hole, engraved grooved tang, signed engraved flat bevelled lock with roller, safety-catch, stepped tail, raised gold-lined pan, and some original blued finish on the interior working parts (steel expertly replaced), finely figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard in the French taste retaining some original blued finish, gold escutcheon engraved with crest and initials 'JR', and iron-tipped ramrod, Tower private proof marks
31½in. (80cm.) barrel
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.