Product Details
J. WILLIAMS, LONDON
A 6-BORE PERCUSSION SINGLE-BARRELLED PIGEON-GUN, no visible serial number,
circa 1865, with shortened 27 3/4in. browned barrel, bead fore-sight, short sighting rib at breech signed 'LONDON' (rubbed) and engraved with a borderline and scroll border with an engraved needle to the front terminating in a starburst, moulded short side-flats, the top of breech engraved with a dog's head holding a dead gamebird, platinum line and vented plug, borderline and scroll engraved top-tang, border and scroll engraved bar-action lock signed 'J. WILLIAMS', chequered walnut half-stock, iron furniture including raised and scrolled chequered lower tang and no provision for ramrod
Provenance: This pigeon-gun was probably shortened for use as a cripple-stopper on a punt.
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Estimate £600-800