Sale 9170
London, South Kensington
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19 July 2001
Price realised
GBP 1,762
Estimate
A 8-Bore Percussion Wildfowling Gun By William Fox, Stockport, circa 1850-60 With rebrowned twist sighted barrel signed in gold on the grooved sighting flat, scroll engraved patent breech with platinum plug and three gold lines, scroll engraved tang, scroll engraved lock, varnished figured walnut half-stock (minor defects), chequered grip and fore-end, scroll engraved iron mounts including spur trigger-guard with pineapple finial, gold shield-shaped escutcheon, and horn fore-end cap (no provision for a ramrod), Birmingham proof marks 35¼in. (89.5cm.) barrel
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