1 / 7

Description

AN 8-BORE FLINTLOCK SINGLE-BARRELLED FOWLING PIECE SIGNED I. COOK, no visible serial number, circa 1765, with octagonal to round two-stage 33in. barrel, the top-flat near breech signed 'BRADFORD' within a border formed from three co-joining circles, moulded band at the intersection, applied white metal fore-sight on a large teardrop-shaped foot, broad sunken sighting groove to the top-tang, flat borderline engraved lock with a trophy engraved to the stepped and pointed tail and signed 'I. COOK' within a simplistic border below the shallow pan, working replacement swan-necked cock, large roller for the frizzen-spring, walnut hand-rail banana full-stock (fore-end replaced, filled repair at toe) chequered in the Durs dot and checkerboard fashion and with wire arabesques and stands of flags inlet around the top-tang, engraved iron furniture and horn-tipped wood ramrod.

411 
Go to lot
<
>

AN 8-BORE FLINTLOCK SINGLE-BARRELLED FOWLING PIECE SIGNED I. COOK, no visible serial number, circa 1765, with octagonal to round two-stage 33in. barrel, the top-flat near breech signed 'BRADFORD' within a border formed from three co-joining circles, moulded band at the intersection, applied white metal fore-sight on a large teardrop-shaped foot, broad sunken sighting groove to the top-tang, flat borderline engraved lock with a trophy engraved to the stepped and pointed tail and signed 'I. COOK' within a simplistic border below the shallow pan, working replacement swan-necked cock, large roller for the frizzen-spring, walnut hand-rail banana full-stock (fore-end replaced, filled repair at toe) chequered in the Durs dot and checkerboard fashion and with wire arabesques and stands of flags inlet around the top-tang, engraved iron furniture and horn-tipped wood ramrod.

Estimate 700 - 900 GBP
Starting price 700 GBP

* Not including buyer’s premium.
Please read the conditions of sale for more information.

Sale fees: 25 %
Leave an absentee bid

For sale on Monday 29 Jul - 09:00 (BST)
wolferton-norfolk, United Kingdom
HOLTS Auctioneers
+33554546022
Browse the catalogue Sales terms Sale info