
Lot 522
A 16-Bore Flintlock Sporting GunBy Durs Egg, London, Early 19th Century
26 November 2014, 10:30 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £687.50 inc. premium
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A 16-Bore Flintlock Sporting Gun
By Durs Egg, London, Early 19th Century
By Durs Egg, London, Early 19th Century
With twist two-stage barrel retaining some original browning and with turned girdle chiselled with acanthus, octagonal breech section engraved with flower-heads on each flat behind the girdle, signed in gold along the top flat and with a gold line (incomplete) at the rear, gold-faced touch-hole and gold fore-sight, grooved tang and flat bevelled lock (both filed bright), the latter with engraved cock (top jaw and screw replaced), semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured half-stock (some repairs), grip cut with characteristic chequering, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with game birds and stamped with Dublin registration number 'DU-4125' on the tang, scroll trigger-guard in the French taste (some engraving refreshed) with a martial trophy and foliage on the bow, gold escutcheon engraved with owner's crest, engraved steel fore-end cap, and later ramrod (some wear and pitting overall), London proof marks
83 cm. barrel
83 cm. barrel
Footnotes
See footnote to lot 484