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Lot 386

A D.B. Percussion Cape Rifle, An 18-Bore Percussion Gun, A 13-Bore Percussion Gun, And The Stock Of A Three-Band Percussion Musket
The First Signed J.R. Cooper, London, The Second Signed Clementshaw, The Third Signed Dwerryhouse, All 19th Century

27 July 2006, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A D.B. Percussion Cape Rifle, An 18-Bore Percussion Gun, A 13-Bore Percussion Gun, And The Stock Of A Three-Band Percussion Musket
The First Signed J.R. Cooper, London, The Second Signed Clementshaw, The Third Signed Dwerryhouse, All 19th Century

The first with 16-bore barrel and 30-bore barrel rifled for a belted ball, broad rib graduated from '1' to '15', signed at the breech and with three folding leaf back-sights (one missing), engraved breeches each with platinum plug, foliate scroll engraved tang and signed locks, the latter each decorated with a tiger in a landscape (one hammer replaced, retaining screw missing), figured half-stock (worn, damaged and repaired), and scroll engraved steel mounts including spur trigger-guard (worn and rust patinated overall), Birmingham proof marks; the second converted from flintlock, the breech with gold-lined maker's mark stamp of Calverts, Leeds (action defective, steel parts pitted, ramrod missing); the third similar, with left-hand lock, and engraved brass mounts; the last of characteristic form (damaged, butt incomplete) (4)
The first 74.9 cm. barrels

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