Product Details
A 10-BORE FLINTLOCK SINGLE-SHOT SPORTING-RIFLE, PROBABLY SIGNED 'JOVER', no visible serial number,
circa 1785 with re-browned octagonal 28 1/4in. barrel (possibly shortened), makers gold poincon (defaced) inlet at breech together with two yellow-metal lines, dove-tailed blade fore-sight, standing notch rear-sight with additional leaf, border, floral and trophy engraved top-tang, flat, slightly curved bevel-edged lockplate with rubbed signature, stepped pointed tail with engraved trophy, hammer with sliding safe to the rear, semi-rainproof pan, walnut half-stock chequered at the wrist with old plated repair forwards of the side-nail, large plain iron heel-plate, iron trigger-guard bow, the tang with scrolled hand-stop, engraved white-metal fore-end tip and turned ramrod pipes with period brass-tipped mahogany ramrod
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Estimate £500-700