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A 14-BORE FLINTLOCK SINGLE-BARRELLED SPORTING GUN SIGNED KETLAND & CO., no visible serial number, circa 1775, with 33 1/2in. octagonal to round laminated barrel, banded girdle at intersection, bead fore-sight on a star ground, private proofs at breech, sunken sighting groove to the engraved top-tang, bevel-edged borderline and scroll engraved lock signed in script 'KETLAND & CO.', swan-necked cock with broad bolted safe, shallow pan, walnut hand-rail banana half-stock with Durs-style dot and chequer to wrist (rubbed smooth), wire inlays around top-tang (losses to inlay), paktong furniture including hand-mirror shaped escutcheon to wrist, heel-plate with pierced top-spur and double roll-edged trigger-guard with acorn finial, under-rib with iron pipes, horn fore-end tip and horn-tipped ramrod.

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A 14-BORE FLINTLOCK SINGLE-BARRELLED SPORTING GUN SIGNED KETLAND & CO., no visible serial number, circa 1775, with 33 1/2in. octagonal to round laminated barrel, banded girdle at intersection, bead fore-sight on a star ground, private proofs at breech, sunken sighting groove to the engraved top-tang, bevel-edged borderline and scroll engraved lock signed in script 'KETLAND & CO.', swan-necked cock with broad bolted safe, shallow pan, walnut hand-rail banana half-stock with Durs-style dot and chequer to wrist (rubbed smooth), wire inlays around top-tang (losses to inlay), paktong furniture including hand-mirror shaped escutcheon to wrist, heel-plate with pierced top-spur and double roll-edged trigger-guard with acorn finial, under-rib with iron pipes, horn fore-end tip and horn-tipped ramrod.

Estimate 500 - 700 GBP
Starting price 500 GBP

* Not including buyer’s premium.
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For sale on Monday 29 Jul - 09:00 (BST)
wolferton-norfolk, United Kingdom
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