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CHARLES MOORE, LONDON A GOOD 80-BORE PERCUSSION SINGLE-BARRELLED PEA-RIFLE, serial no. 1418, circa 1840, with 30in. browned twist, multi-groove rifled octagonal barrel signed on the top-flat in script '77 ST. JAMES'S STREET, LONDON', colour hardened patent breech with platinum poincon marked 'C. MOORE, LONDON, PATENT' together with a crown, platinum plug, dove-tailed fore-sight, standing notch rear-sight, border and scroll engraved tang, colour hardened bar-action locks with clipped tail and signed 'C. MOORE LONDON', bolted safe behind the engraved hammer, figured walnut half-stock with chequered wrist and raised cheek-piece, border and scroll engraved iron furniture, rectangular white-metal escutcheon engraved with twin crests and oval barrel-key escutcheons, brass-mounted mahogany ramrod (some discolouration and shallow surface corrosion to furniture otherwise a good amount of finish remaining), London proof marks, barrelsmith's mark 'CM' and iron swivels.

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CHARLES MOORE, LONDON A GOOD 80-BORE PERCUSSION SINGLE-BARRELLED PEA-RIFLE, serial no. 1418, circa 1840, with 30in. browned twist, multi-groove rifled octagonal barrel signed on the top-flat in script '77 ST. JAMES'S STREET, LONDON', colour hardened patent breech with platinum poincon marked 'C. MOORE, LONDON, PATENT' together with a crown, platinum plug, dove-tailed fore-sight, standing notch rear-sight, border and scroll engraved tang, colour hardened bar-action locks with clipped tail and signed 'C. MOORE LONDON', bolted safe behind the engraved hammer, figured walnut half-stock with chequered wrist and raised cheek-piece, border and scroll engraved iron furniture, rectangular white-metal escutcheon engraved with twin crests and oval barrel-key escutcheons, brass-mounted mahogany ramrod (some discolouration and shallow surface corrosion to furniture otherwise a good amount of finish remaining), London proof marks, barrelsmith's mark 'CM' and iron swivels.

Estimate 1 500 - 2 000 GBP
Starting price 1 500 GBP

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