Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 3rd June 2025
Lot 219
Manton: a 22 bore flintlock double sporting gun, twist barrels 33.5 in., tops inscribed 'MANTON' and
Estimate £500 - £700
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Description

Manton: a 22 bore flintlock double sporting gun, twist barrels 33.5 in., tops inscribed 'MANTON' and 'LONDON', hooked breech with gold bands, gold lined vents, London proof, lock plates with stepped tails and each marked 'MANTON', roller bearing frizzens with solid bridles engraved to the outer surfaces, swan-necked cocks, attenuated front trigger, chequered straight hand stock with engraved iron furniture, brass tipped wooden ram rod with worm. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.
(127cm OAL)
The George Geear Collection