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19TH CENTURY
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AN ORNATE NORTH AFRICAN 14-BORE TOE-LOCK GUN
19TH CENTURY
With etched twist swamped sighted barrel with raised chiselled sighting flat gold-damascened decoration at the breech and muzzle, tang and lock each encased in silver partially chased with foliage in low relief, walnut three-quarter stock carved in relief scrollwork and flowering foliage against a matt ground, the butt carved with a large rosette on side heightened with a pink coral, silver-plated butt set with a pattern of pink coral dots, turned trigger, and five pierced silver barrel-bands
56in (142.2cm) barrel
19TH CENTURY
With etched twist swamped sighted barrel with raised chiselled sighting flat gold-damascened decoration at the breech and muzzle, tang and lock each encased in silver partially chased with foliage in low relief, walnut three-quarter stock carved in relief scrollwork and flowering foliage against a matt ground, the butt carved with a large rosette on side heightened with a pink coral, silver-plated butt set with a pattern of pink coral dots, turned trigger, and five pierced silver barrel-bands
56in (142.2cm) barrel
Special notice
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