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JOHN MANTON & SON, LONDON A RARE CASED 14-BORE TUBELOCK DOUBLE-BARRELLED SPORTING GUN, serial no. 7535, for 1820 with later conversion from flintlock, 27in. twist barrels of near ball weight with mostly illegible 6 Dover Street signature to the top-rib, the underside bearing a Theo. Murcott barrel maker's stamp, patent breech-blocks with platinum lines and vents, fully engraved top-tang, flat bevel-edged locks with stepped tails and engraved with scrolls and trophies and signed 'JOHN MANTON & SON PATENT', the tube clamps dove-tailed into the original pan mounts, engraved slab-sided hammers with squared noses and permanent blades (one blade replaced in antiquity), walnut half-stock chequered at the wrist, engraved iron furniture (detail rubbed) and original mahogany ramrod, together with its maker's mahogany storage case lined and compartmented in green baize, original parchment trade-label and a small number of added accessories.

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JOHN MANTON & SON, LONDON A RARE CASED 14-BORE TUBELOCK DOUBLE-BARRELLED SPORTING GUN, serial no. 7535, for 1820 with later conversion from flintlock, 27in. twist barrels of near ball weight with mostly illegible 6 Dover Street signature to the top-rib, the underside bearing a Theo. Murcott barrel maker's stamp, patent breech-blocks with platinum lines and vents, fully engraved top-tang, flat bevel-edged locks with stepped tails and engraved with scrolls and trophies and signed 'JOHN MANTON & SON PATENT', the tube clamps dove-tailed into the original pan mounts, engraved slab-sided hammers with squared noses and permanent blades (one blade replaced in antiquity), walnut half-stock chequered at the wrist, engraved iron furniture (detail rubbed) and original mahogany ramrod, together with its maker's mahogany storage case lined and compartmented in green baize, original parchment trade-label and a small number of added accessories.

Estimate 2 000 - 3 000 GBP
Starting price 2 000 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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