JOSEPH MANTON DOUBLE FLINTLOCK FOWLING GUN WITH CASE.

SN 1414. (ca 1800) Cal. 20 ga. .695 Bore diameter. 30″ Stub twist bbls with unmarked sunken rib, have early London gunmakers proofs on bottoms. Inset patent breeches have gold poincons and bands on tops, SNs on bottoms. Touch holes are gold lined. Breech iron has sunburst and stand-of-arms engraving. Locks with waterproof pans, bridled roller frizzens with lip, and large frizzen springs with bulbous tips, have beveled lockplates with rebated tails and are fitted with serpentine double breasted cocks of the style used with Manton’s gravitating stops, which do not appear to have ever been fitted to this gun. Lockplate bevels are feather engraved, and tails have small stands-of-arms engraving. “Joseph Manton London” is under pans. Faces of cocks have scroll engraving. Trigger plate has stylized pineapple finial. Trigger guard bow is engraved with stand-of-arms and flowers. Lightly streaked, dense, European walnut stock measures 14-3/8″ over steel buttplate with long top tang. Coarse point pattern checkering is at grip. Stock fastens to bbl with side nail through oval silver escutcheons. Greenheart ramrod with brass tip and worm under brass tail is in three plain pipes. Tailpipe is in stylized pineapple form matching trigger plate. Wall thickness: Left: .055. Right .055. Drop at heel: 2-5/16″. Drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 6 lbs. 8 oz. LOP: 14-3/8″. Dovetailed mahogany case with inset D ring brass handle and central medallion is engraved with stag’s head on a crown surmounted by riband marked “BYDAND”. Interior is lined in green cloth and has reproduction Manton label in lid, and contains 2-pc brass and walnut cleaning rod, copper bodied powder flask embossed with scrolled medallion (top marked “Patent”), interesting brass measure with sliding adjustable plug, marked on one side for drams of powder, and the other for ounces of shot, and some cleaning implements. Locks are housed in a lift out mahogany tray. PROVENANCE: Listed and described on p. 219 of THE MANTON SUPPLEMENT by Keith Neal and Back. Guy A. Ritter Collection. CONDITION: Good. Bbls retain nearly all of an old re-brown with excellent definition to pattern. Breech iron and locks are cleaned to silver. Trigger guard and trigger plate are also cleaned but have toned back. Engraving is slightly worn. Stocks retain most of an old oil refinish with a number of subsequent marks, considerably worn checkering lightly re-cut. There are a number of repairs around locks, mostly at fronts in front of frizzens. Forend tip has cracked away and been repaired. Bores are good with some light pits. Locks and frizzens are crisp. It appears that frizzens and cocks were replaced by Manton during period of use. Exterior of case has a number of marks, scuffs, and dents in its orig finish. Interior cloth is good with spots of discoloration. Partitions have been reconfigured. Lock tray is new. Flask is good. Powder measure is very fine. This fairly solid double flint would undoubtedly make a good shooter. It is listed by number in the Manton Supplement by Keith Neal and Black on p. 219. 4-51581 MGM189 (7,000-10,000) – Lot 2242

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Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	2242	$10,925.00	JOSEPH MANTON DOUBLE FLINTLOCK FOWLING GUN WITH CASE. SN 1414. (ca 1800) Cal. 20 ga. .695 Bore diameter. 30″ Stub twist bbls with unmarked sunken rib, have early London gunmakers proofs on bottoms. Inset patent breeches have gold poincons and bands on tops, SNs on bottoms. Touch holes are gold lined. Breech iron has sunburst and stand-of-arms engraving. Locks with waterproof pans, bridled roller frizzens with lip, and large frizzen springs with bulbous tips, have beveled lockplates with rebated tails and are fitted with serpentine double breasted cocks of the style used with Manton’s gravitating stops, which do not appear to have ever been fitted to this gun. Lockplate bevels are feather engraved, and tails have small stands-of-arms engraving. “Joseph Manton London” is under pans. Faces of cocks have scroll engraving. Trigger plate has stylized pineapple finial. Trigger guard bow is engraved with stand-of-arms and flowers. Lightly streaked, dense, European walnut stock measures 14-3/8″ over steel buttplate with long top tang. Coarse point pattern checkering is at grip. Stock fastens to bbl with side nail through oval silver escutcheons. Greenheart ramrod with brass tip and worm under brass tail is in three plain pipes. Tailpipe is in stylized pineapple form matching trigger plate. Wall thickness: Left: .055. Right .055. Drop at heel: 2-5/16″. Drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 6 lbs. 8 oz. LOP: 14-3/8″. Dovetailed mahogany case with inset D ring brass handle and central medallion is engraved with stag’s head on a crown surmounted by riband marked “BYDAND”. Interior is lined in green cloth and has reproduction Manton label in lid, and contains 2-pc brass and walnut cleaning rod, copper bodied powder flask embossed with scrolled medallion (top marked “Patent”), interesting brass measure with sliding adjustable plug, marked on one side for drams of powder, and the other for ounces of shot, and some cleaning implements. Locks are housed in a lift out mahogany tray. PROVENANCE: Listed and described on p. 219 of THE MANTON SUPPLEMENT by Keith Neal and Back. Guy A. Ritter Collection. CONDITION: Good. Bbls retain nearly all of an old re-brown with excellent definition to pattern. Breech iron and locks are cleaned to silver. Trigger guard and trigger plate are also cleaned but have toned back. Engraving is slightly worn. Stocks retain most of an old oil refinish with a number of subsequent marks, considerably worn checkering lightly re-cut. There are a number of repairs around locks, mostly at fronts in front of frizzens. Forend tip has cracked away and been repaired. Bores are good with some light pits. Locks and frizzens are crisp. It appears that frizzens and cocks were replaced by Manton during period of use. Exterior of case has a number of marks, scuffs, and dents in its orig finish. Interior cloth is good with spots of discoloration. Partitions have been reconfigured. Lock tray is new. Flask is good. Powder measure is very fine. This fairly solid double flint would undoubtedly make a good shooter. It is listed by number in the Manton Supplement by Keith Neal and Black on p. 219. 4-51581 MGM189 (7,000-10,000) – Lot 2242 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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JOSEPH MANTON DOUBLE FLINTLOCK FOWLING GUN WITH CASE.