Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 17th May 2023
Lot 330
A 16 bore double percussion gun
Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £220
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Description
A 16 bore double percussion gun, twist-browned barrels 28 in., hollow top rib inscribed 'STIRLING BURNLEY', breech engraved with a snipe, scroll engraved tang; locks engraved with game birds amid scrollwork and inscribed 'STIRLING BURNLEY', lock plates chamfered at the rear, scroll engraved hammers; chequered straight hand stock of figured walnut, pineapple finial trigger guard, steel butt plate with stepped and engraved strap, inlaid with an initialled oval in front of the wrist, later brass mounted wooden ram rod with ball puller under a screw-off cap.