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BY WILLIAM REYNOLDS, LONDON, CIRCA 1740
Details
A Fine 6-Bore Flintlock Duck Gun
By William Reynolds, London, circa 1740
With heavy lightly belled barrel retaining some of its original blued finish (minor surface pitting), fitted with silver satyr-mask fore-sight, signed in a loop on the top flat of the breech, and engraved with a band of foliage at the rear, finely engraved tang with integral back-sight, signed engraved rounded lock, moulded figured walnut full stock carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, finely engraved brass mounts, pierced side-plate involving a bird and a basket of flowers, floral escutcheon surmounted by a crescent, engraved trigger-guard with first pattern acorn finial, engraved brass ramrod-pipes, and original brass-capped ramrod with worm, London proof marks and Foreigner's mark
30in. (76.2cm.) barrel
By William Reynolds, London, circa 1740
With heavy lightly belled barrel retaining some of its original blued finish (minor surface pitting), fitted with silver satyr-mask fore-sight, signed in a loop on the top flat of the breech, and engraved with a band of foliage at the rear, finely engraved tang with integral back-sight, signed engraved rounded lock, moulded figured walnut full stock carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, finely engraved brass mounts, pierced side-plate involving a bird and a basket of flowers, floral escutcheon surmounted by a crescent, engraved trigger-guard with first pattern acorn finial, engraved brass ramrod-pipes, and original brass-capped ramrod with worm, London proof marks and Foreigner's mark
30in. (76.2cm.) barrel
Literature
W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, pp. 112-3, plates 414-5
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.