Product Details
A 16-BORE FLINTLOCK DOUBLE-BARRELLED SPORTING GUN WITH PAKTONG MOUNTS, SIGNED I. DAYKIN, NOTTINGHAM, no visible serial number,
circa 1790, with two-stage octagonal to round 32in. barrels, engraved bands at the intersection, both barrels fitted with white metal teardrop-shaped fore-sights, the slightly sunken top-rib signed 'I + DAYKIN + NOTTINGHAM', London proofs, standing breech with broad sunken and engraved sighting-groove flanked each side by narrow sighting channels corresponding with the individual fore-sights, flat bevel-edged step-tailed locks with border engraving and signed in scroll bordered banners 'I + DAYKIN' (one cock lacking top-jaw and screw), walnut handrail half-stock (cracked below left lock, further age related cracks forming to butt and historic edge-losses to fore-end), carved shell apron around the top-tang, engraved paktong mounts including heel-plate, trigger guard and large fore-end cap, the latter with central aperture for ramrod (absent) and two iron under-barrel ramrod thimbles applied directly to the barrels
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Estimate £1,500-2,000