Product Details
JOHN MANTON, LONDON
A 12-BORE FLINTLOCK SINGLE-BARRELLED SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 4353,
for 1804, with rebrowned 29 1/2in. octagonal multi-groove barrel, dove-tailed fore-sight, rear-sight of one standing and one folding leaf, the breech-end with gold line and inlet poincon signed 'MANTON, LONDON', gold lined touch hole, colour hardened border and trophy engraved lock signed 'MANTON' below the rainproof pan, 'C-shaped cock engraved en-suite together with the frizzen, French-polished walnut half-stock chequered at the wrist and with shallow comb and raised moulded cheek-piece, iron furniture including spurred heel-plate and trigger guard bow with raised scrolled lower tang (engraved detail rubbed to all), single set trigger, twin barrel keys with silvered metal escutcheons, brass-mounted mahogany ramrod, the central thimble with eyelet for sling, the butt with engraved sling button
Provenance: This rifle appears to be unrecorded in any of the proprietary Manton publications
Other Notes: From the Sesto Rocchiccioli collection
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Estimate £2,000-3,000