Lot 198
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AN UNUSUAL FLINTLOCK COVERT GUN with rebrowned two-stage barrel signed on the octagonal breech and with later silver fore-sight, gold-lined touch-hole, signed flat bevelled lock with safety-catch (comb of cock replaced), figured walnut full stock carved with a shell in relief behind the barrel tang and with take-down fore-end (tip replaced) and skeleton butt without butt-plate, iron mounts including engraved solid side-plate and chiselled escutcheon and trigger-guard finial, iron ramrod-pipes, and iron-capped ramrod (in worn condition with some pitting, sling swivels missing), by William Newton of Grantham, circa 1760

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AN UNUSUAL FLINTLOCK COVERT GUN with rebrowned two-stage barrel signed on the octagonal breech and with later silver fore-sight, gold-lined touch-hole, signed flat bevelled lock with safety-catch (comb of cock replaced), figured walnut full stock carved with a shell in relief behind the barrel tang and with take-down fore-end (tip replaced) and skeleton butt without butt-plate, iron mounts including engraved solid side-plate and chiselled escutcheon and trigger-guard finial, iron ramrod-pipes, and iron-capped ramrod (in worn condition with some pitting, sling swivels missing), by William Newton of Grantham, circa 1760
25in. barrel

Lot Essay

William Newton, the son of John Newton, a farmer of Lenton, was the nephew of the better-known Edward Newton. He was born in 1728 and lived and worked with his uncle, who died in 1764. William carried on the gunmaking business until his own death in 1791. See W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, pp.61, 85

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