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This was the last piece that the late owner worked on before his death
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A 16-BORE BREECH-LOADING FLINTLOCK PARK RIFLE
BY BENJAMIN GRIFFIN, BOND STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1765
With swamped sighted barrel cut with twelve shallow grooves, the breech section signed within a long engraved loop on the top flat and with grooved ramp at the rear, engraved tang, signed border engraved rounded lock, walnut full stock (chipped and bruised, fore-end tip a working replacement), and engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard unscrewing to permit loading from beneath, in uncleaned slightly corroded condition throughout, London proof marks and Foreigner's mark 23 15/16in. barrel
BY BENJAMIN GRIFFIN, BOND STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1765
With swamped sighted barrel cut with twelve shallow grooves, the breech section signed within a long engraved loop on the top flat and with grooved ramp at the rear, engraved tang, signed border engraved rounded lock, walnut full stock (chipped and bruised, fore-end tip a working replacement), and engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard unscrewing to permit loading from beneath, in uncleaned slightly corroded condition throughout, London proof marks and Foreigner's mark 23 15/16in. barrel