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BY WILLIAM & GEORGE HERIOT, EDINBURGH, CIRCA 1780
Details
A 20-Bore Scottish Flintlock Sporting Gun
By William & George Heriot, Edinburgh, circa 1780
With two-stage Spanish barrel retaining some blued finish and with chiselled girdle and silver spider fore-sight (replaced), the breech with two silver-lined maker's stamps of Vaxarias of Ripoll and inlaid with ten silver-inlaid decorative marks, engraved grooved tang, gold-lined touch-hole, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock, figured walnut full stock (repaired in front of the lock), chequered grip, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with acorn finial, and original horn-tipped ramrod with worm
42¼in. (107.3cm.) barrel
By William & George Heriot, Edinburgh, circa 1780
With two-stage Spanish barrel retaining some blued finish and with chiselled girdle and silver spider fore-sight (replaced), the breech with two silver-lined maker's stamps of Vaxarias of Ripoll and inlaid with ten silver-inlaid decorative marks, engraved grooved tang, gold-lined touch-hole, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock, figured walnut full stock (repaired in front of the lock), chequered grip, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with acorn finial, and original horn-tipped ramrod with worm
42¼in. (107.3cm.) barrel
Provenance
Lord Home of the Hirsel (Prime Minister 1963-64), sold in these Rooms, 9 June 1982, lot 152 (£864 including premium, to Neal)
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.