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BY LEWIS BARBAR, LONDON, CIRCA 1690-1700
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A RARE 20-BORE FLINTLOCK TURN-OVER SPORTING GUN
By Lewis Barbar, London, circa 1690-1700
With three-stage sighted barrels signed 'Barbar Londini' on the breech sections and released by a lever in front of the trigger-guard, tang secured by two screws and engraved with a grotesque mask, signed rounded border engraved back-action lock, moulded figured walnut full stock with a raised apron around the barrel tang (chips, cracks, and repairs, some worm-holes), pierced silver foliate side-plate involving a monster-head, lightly engraved iron mounts, and horn-tipped ramrod (iron parts with some pitting and discolouration, trigger-guard a working replacement, escutcheon missing), London proof marks
39¼in. (99.7cm.) barrels
By Lewis Barbar, London, circa 1690-1700
With three-stage sighted barrels signed 'Barbar Londini' on the breech sections and released by a lever in front of the trigger-guard, tang secured by two screws and engraved with a grotesque mask, signed rounded border engraved back-action lock, moulded figured walnut full stock with a raised apron around the barrel tang (chips, cracks, and repairs, some worm-holes), pierced silver foliate side-plate involving a monster-head, lightly engraved iron mounts, and horn-tipped ramrod (iron parts with some pitting and discolouration, trigger-guard a working replacement, escutcheon missing), London proof marks
39¼in. (99.7cm.) barrels
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