William MacLauchlan: an 18 bore percussion sporting rifle, octagonal twist barrel 30.25 in. with

William MacLauchlan: an 18 bore percussion sporting rifle, octagonal twist barrel 30.25 in. with two-groove rifling for belted ball, top flat engraved 'William MacLauchlan, Edinburgh' in fine cursive script, back sight with one standing and two folding leaves, an antelope head engraved to the top of the hooked breech, London Proof, top strap with fine shell and scroll engraving, bolted back action lock also finely engraved with scrolls and a running antelope and inscribed 'W. MACLAUCHLAN', dolphin head hammer, half stock with steel furniture, trigger guard with a leopard engraved to the bow and with pineapple finial and chequered finger extension, silver escutcheon with a crest of an arm holding a sword and the motto 'VINCERE VEL MORI', horn nose cap, wedge fastener, brass mounted wooden ram rod. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.

The George Geear Collection