BY JAMES WILKINSON & SON, LONDON, CIRCA 1850
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A 16-Bore Percussion Sporting Gun
By James Wilkinson & Son, London, circa 1850
With earlier two-stage Spanish barrel with gold fore-sight, chiselled girdle, and gold-inlaid breech section signed 'Pedro Esteva Armero Del Rey En Barcelona', and with gold line and two punzónes (Neue Støckel 7368-9), finely engraved case-hardened tang, signed finely engraved lock en suite, highly figured maple full stock with break-off at the fore-end, chequered grip, finely engraved iron mounts, silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, horn fore-end cap, original brass-mounted ramrod, and traces of original finish
39in. (99.1cm.) barrel
By James Wilkinson & Son, London, circa 1850
With earlier two-stage Spanish barrel with gold fore-sight, chiselled girdle, and gold-inlaid breech section signed 'Pedro Esteva Armero Del Rey En Barcelona', and with gold line and two punzónes (Neue Støckel 7368-9), finely engraved case-hardened tang, signed finely engraved lock en suite, highly figured maple full stock with break-off at the fore-end, chequered grip, finely engraved iron mounts, silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, horn fore-end cap, original brass-mounted ramrod, and traces of original finish
39in. (99.1cm.) barrel