ANOTHER, WITH BELLED FOUR-STAGE BARREL FITTED WITH SPRING BAYONET BENEATH AND ASSOCIATED RAMROD ON THE LEFT SIDE, SIGNED BEVELLED LOCK WITH SAFETY-CATCH (STEEL-SPRING REPAIRED), FIGURED WALNUT HALF-STOCK OF FRENCH FORM, CHEQUERED GRIP, AND BRASS MOUNTS OF SHAPED OUTLINE (TRIGGER-GUARD FINIAL REPAIRED), SIGNED RYAN & WATSON, BIRMINGHAM, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1800

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ANOTHER, WITH BELLED FOUR-STAGE BARREL FITTED WITH SPRING BAYONET BENEATH AND ASSOCIATED RAMROD ON THE LEFT SIDE, SIGNED BEVELLED LOCK WITH SAFETY-CATCH (STEEL-SPRING REPAIRED), FIGURED WALNUT HALF-STOCK OF FRENCH FORM, CHEQUERED GRIP, AND BRASS MOUNTS OF SHAPED OUTLINE (TRIGGER-GUARD FINIAL REPAIRED), SIGNED RYAN & WATSON, BIRMINGHAM, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1800
30½IN.

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