BY RICHARD FENTON, LONDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A Cased 18-Bore Percussion Target Rifle
By Richard Fenton, London, early 19th Century
Rebuilt from flintlock, with rebrowned twist octagonal barrel fitted with case-hardened folding back-sight calibrated to 1100 yards, patent breech with silvered maker's mark signed 'Fenton London', platinum line and pierced platinum plug, finely engraved tang, signed flat bolted lock finely engraved with foliage and a trophy of arms on the tail, highly figured walnut half-stock raised behind the tang for a peep-sight (missing), the butt with cheek-piece and blued hinged patch-box cover engraved with owner's crest, initials, and motto 'Judge Not', blued steel mounts including scroll trigger-guard engraved with a martial trophy and with pineapple finial, set trigger, silver fore-end cap, brass-tipped ramrod, and some original finish: in lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including leather-covered Hawksley flask, combination tool, and brass bullet mould, the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle and circular escutcheon, London proof marks
29½in. (74.9cm.) barrel
Richard Fenton is recorded at 19 Shoemaker Row, Blackfriars from 1792 to 1815. In 1808 he devised improved rifle sights incorporating a platinum strip. He was a member of the Duke of Cumberland Sharpshooters who won a gold medal in 1810
By Richard Fenton, London, early 19th Century
Rebuilt from flintlock, with rebrowned twist octagonal barrel fitted with case-hardened folding back-sight calibrated to 1100 yards, patent breech with silvered maker's mark signed 'Fenton London', platinum line and pierced platinum plug, finely engraved tang, signed flat bolted lock finely engraved with foliage and a trophy of arms on the tail, highly figured walnut half-stock raised behind the tang for a peep-sight (missing), the butt with cheek-piece and blued hinged patch-box cover engraved with owner's crest, initials, and motto 'Judge Not', blued steel mounts including scroll trigger-guard engraved with a martial trophy and with pineapple finial, set trigger, silver fore-end cap, brass-tipped ramrod, and some original finish: in lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including leather-covered Hawksley flask, combination tool, and brass bullet mould, the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle and circular escutcheon, London proof marks
29½in. (74.9cm.) barrel
Richard Fenton is recorded at 19 Shoemaker Row, Blackfriars from 1792 to 1815. In 1808 he devised improved rifle sights incorporating a platinum strip. He was a member of the Duke of Cumberland Sharpshooters who won a gold medal in 1810