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Lot 3345ANTIQUE

A California double barrel percussion shotgun by Adolphus J. Plate of San Francisco
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10 June 2013, 10:00 PDT
San Francisco

Sold for US$409.50 inc. premium

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A California double barrel percussion shotgun by Adolphus J. Plate of San Francisco

Damascus steel 10 gauge 29 1/2 inch barrels with patent breech; marked A J Plate San Francisco on solid rib. Locks marked A J Plate and have scroll engraving. Steel mounted with German silver escutcheon and cap reservoir on bottom of buttstock. Figured Walnut straight stock with checkering, proabably added later.
Condition: Good. Barrels with grey finish and largely faded Damascus with pitting, dents, and worn markings. Locks dark grey patina and functinal. Engaving on furniture worn. Stock with crazed original finish and chips along checkering on fore-end; scattered marks from use.
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Note: Adolphus Joseph Plate was born in Prussia in 1818. Worked in San Francisco from 1855 until 1878, when he died.

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