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A 14-BORE FLINTLOCK SINGLE-BARRELLED SPORTING GUN SIGNED I. FREETH, no visible serial number, circa 1770, with round slightly swamped 35 3/4in. iron barrel, the breech slightly flattened and engraved with a needle terminating in a tear-drop, 'I.F.' maker's mark, hooked breech with deep sighting groove to the engraved top-tang, flat bevel-edged lock engraved with borders, scroll engraving to the pointed tail and signed 'I. FREETH' below the shallow pan, swan-necked cock, bridled roller frizzen, banana-shaped hand-rail half-stock (cut back from full) inlaid with wire decoration around the top-tang, broad brass heel-plate engraved with a musical trophy to the spur and a moulded rococo escutcheon to the wrist (wrist with old crack and repair), moulded and pierced sideplate featuring hunters with hanging game, moulded brass nose-cap, applied brass ramrod pipes and iron ramrod.

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A 14-BORE FLINTLOCK SINGLE-BARRELLED SPORTING GUN SIGNED I. FREETH, no visible serial number, circa 1770, with round slightly swamped 35 3/4in. iron barrel, the breech slightly flattened and engraved with a needle terminating in a tear-drop, 'I.F.' maker's mark, hooked breech with deep sighting groove to the engraved top-tang, flat bevel-edged lock engraved with borders, scroll engraving to the pointed tail and signed 'I. FREETH' below the shallow pan, swan-necked cock, bridled roller frizzen, banana-shaped hand-rail half-stock (cut back from full) inlaid with wire decoration around the top-tang, broad brass heel-plate engraved with a musical trophy to the spur and a moulded rococo escutcheon to the wrist (wrist with old crack and repair), moulded and pierced sideplate featuring hunters with hanging game, moulded brass nose-cap, applied brass ramrod pipes and iron ramrod.

Estimate 400 - 600 GBP
Starting price 400 GBP

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For sale on Monday 29 Jul - 09:00 (BST)
wolferton-norfolk, United Kingdom
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