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A 10-Bore Flintlock Sporting GunBy G. Goodwin & Co. Of Birmingham, Early 19th Century
26 November 2014, 10:30 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £250 inc. premium
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A 10-Bore Flintlock Sporting Gun
By G. Goodwin & Co. Of Birmingham, Early 19th Century
By G. Goodwin & Co. Of Birmingham, Early 19th Century
Reconverted from percussion, with rebrowned twist barrel with silver spider fore-sight, breech with gold and platinum lines and gold-lined touch-hole, tang engraved with a basket of foliage and two game birds, signed flat bevelled lock engraved with two game birds at the stepped tail and now with rainproof pan and roller, figured half-stock (the area opposite the lock repaired) with cheek-piece and chequered grip, engraved steel mounts including scroll trigger-guard with pineapple finial, silver escutcheon engraved with owner's initials, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, horn fore-end cap, and brass-mounted ramrod (barrel-bolts and side-nail replaced, some wear and pitting overall), London proof marks
84 cm. barrel
84 cm. barrel
Footnotes
George Goodwin was in partnership with a certain Hayward between 1803 and 1807. They are recorded as 'Flint Manufacturers & Firearms Factors' and are known to have marked their firearms 'London'








