VERY UNUSUAL CHARLES JONES PATENT PERCUSSION GAME GUN.

VERY UNUSUAL CHARLES JONES PATENT PERCUSSION GAME GUN. SN 190. Cal. 14 Bore. This very scarce, innovative, interesting, and high quality shotgun was patented in 1833, and incorporates some of the principles of modern in-line muzzle loaders. The system underwent some changes in design through its period of manufacture. MacDonald Hastings in his small but informative book ENGLISH SPORTING GUNS AND ACCESSORIES, shows an earlier example of this gun, SN 59, in which special caps were placed on the nose of the hammers, the caps had detonating composition on the outside. This later gun uses conventional caps. 28″ Beautifully patterned skelp Damascus barrels are engraved “CHARLES JONES’S PATENT. 26, St James’s Street. London.” on raised concave game rib. Bottoms of bbls are stamped with SN and Birmingham proofs. Ebony, brass tipped and tailed, ramrod has worm under cap, and mounts through two plain pipes. Patent breeches have SN on bottoms, and hooks are fitted with specially shaped percussion nipples giving direct central fire to the charge. Breech and lock mechanism is mounted to large trigger plate with internal circular hammers, being actuated by external cocking levers resembling typical percussion hammers. Breech area is closed by sliding cover with large checkered thumbpiece. When in closed position it can be seen that the area under slide is engraved “Patent” and SN. The sides of the breech have 2 side vents (one large, one small) to allow for escaping gas when firing. Sliding cover, breech tang, and cocking levers are engraved with nicely cut shaded open scroll. Broad trigger plate has stylized pineapple, engraved with shell motif. Large undecorated area in front of trigger guard bow is engraved “Charles Jones’s” “Patent Waterproof Locks” and “With Concentric Sears and Triggers”. Blued-steel trigger guard is engraved, with pointer on bow. Tang is fitted with scroll engraved grip safety, locking triggers. Somewhat streaked and stump figured European walnut straight grip stock measures 14-1/2″ over steel long tang buttplate. Flat top checkering is at 18 LPI with scalloped mullered borders. Bbl mounts to fore piece with key sliding through oval silver escutcheons. Bore diameter: left -.694, right -.694. Wall thickness: left -.033, right -.037. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 7 lbs. 7 oz, LOP 14-1/2″. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain nearly all of their dramatic brown, but with some freckling from oxidation. Breech area retains perhaps 30% original case color, as do cocking levers, with right lever considerably stronger. Trigger plate is silvered in front of trigger guard bow, with traces of case color in area protected by bow and triggers. Trigger guard has some original charcoal blue which is flaked. Grip safety is mostly silver. Stock retains most of its original finish, with some oil rubbed in over the years. There are a number of small marks and nicks. Locks are crisp. Bores are very fine, with frosting, and a few minor pits toward muzzles. 4-40622 MGM89 (5,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010

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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	1370	$6,900.00	VERY UNUSUAL CHARLES JONES PATENT PERCUSSION GAME GUN. SN 190. Cal. 14 Bore. This very scarce, innovative, interesting, and high quality shotgun was patented in 1833, and incorporates some of the principles of modern in-line muzzle loaders. The system underwent some changes in design through its period of manufacture. MacDonald Hastings in his small but informative book ENGLISH SPORTING GUNS AND ACCESSORIES, shows an earlier example of this gun, SN 59, in which special caps were placed on the nose of the hammers, the caps had detonating composition on the outside. This later gun uses conventional caps. 28″ Beautifully patterned skelp Damascus barrels are engraved “CHARLES JONES’S PATENT. 26, St James’s Street. London.” on raised concave game rib. Bottoms of bbls are stamped with SN and Birmingham proofs. Ebony, brass tipped and tailed, ramrod has worm under cap, and mounts through two plain pipes. Patent breeches have SN on bottoms, and hooks are fitted with specially shaped percussion nipples giving direct central fire to the charge. Breech and lock mechanism is mounted to large trigger plate with internal circular hammers, being actuated by external cocking levers resembling typical percussion hammers. Breech area is closed by sliding cover with large checkered thumbpiece. When in closed position it can be seen that the area under slide is engraved “Patent” and SN. The sides of the breech have 2 side vents (one large, one small) to allow for escaping gas when firing. Sliding cover, breech tang, and cocking levers are engraved with nicely cut shaded open scroll. Broad trigger plate has stylized pineapple, engraved with shell motif. Large undecorated area in front of trigger guard bow is engraved “Charles Jones’s” “Patent Waterproof Locks” and “With Concentric Sears and Triggers”. Blued-steel trigger guard is engraved, with pointer on bow. Tang is fitted with scroll engraved grip safety, locking triggers. Somewhat streaked and stump figured European walnut straight grip stock measures 14-1/2″ over steel long tang buttplate. Flat top checkering is at 18 LPI with scalloped mullered borders. Bbl mounts to fore piece with key sliding through oval silver escutcheons. Bore diameter: left -.694, right -.694. Wall thickness: left -.033, right -.037. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 7 lbs. 7 oz, LOP 14-1/2″. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain nearly all of their dramatic brown, but with some freckling from oxidation. Breech area retains perhaps 30% original case color, as do cocking levers, with right lever considerably stronger. Trigger plate is silvered in front of trigger guard bow, with traces of case color in area protected by bow and triggers. Trigger guard has some original charcoal blue which is flaked. Grip safety is mostly silver. Stock retains most of its original finish, with some oil rubbed in over the years. There are a number of small marks and nicks. Locks are crisp. Bores are very fine, with frosting, and a few minor pits toward muzzles. 4-40622 MGM89 (5,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010 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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