Product Details
BENTLEY & PLAYFAIR , BIRMINGHAM
A GOOD 6-BORE PERCUSSION SINGLE-BARRELLED LIVE PIGEON GUN, no visible serial number,
circa 1870, with expertly rebrowned 36in. damascus barrel, the short sighting rib at breech signed 'BENTLEY & PLAYFAIR, BIRMINGHAM' and terminating in a needle and starburst (engraving and signature refreshed), engraved squared breech and snail, engraved heavy-duty top-tang extending to front of comb, unsigned border and scroll engraved bar-action lock, dolphin-headed hammer, chequered walnut half-stock, iron furniture and rounded horn tip to fore-end with no provision for ramrod, 52in. overall
Estimate £1,200-1,600