A 15-BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE with rebrowned twist octagonal barrel signed in full at the breech, two folding leaf sights sighted to 200 yards, and rifled with ten grooves (pitted at the breech), case-hardened breech with platinum lines and plug, engraved tang, signed case-hardened bolted lock finely engraved with scrolls (hammer spur detached), figured walnut half-stock (worn, fore-end split), chequered grip and fore-end, the butt with raised cheek-piece, engraved steel mounts including butt-plate engraved with a stag and spurred trigger-guard with a tiger, the latter retaining some original blued finish, set trigger, horn fore-end cap, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod, by J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, London proof marks, No.2004 for 1831