UNIQUE EARLY ENGLISH COMMERCIAL HUNTING/TRADE GUN CIRCA 1730-1750.

UNIQUE EARLY ENGLISH COMMERCIAL HUNTING/TRADE GUN CIRCA 1730-1750. SN NSN. 80 Cal. smooth-bore fowler with a 54″ round London-marked barrel. The impressive panoply-of-arms sideplate and cast brass furniture identify this gun at the level targeted to attract the established trappers and hunters of early America or as a gift to the highest level Indian leaders. Typical British trade stepped butt plate tang with the engraved quiver and bow, double grotesque-mask tang escutcheon and engraved trigger guard with the tulip-like terminal in front and the rear post spur. This unique gun is one of the earliest known examples of the use of a patent breech. See “Battle Weapons of the American Revolution” by George Neuman, Pg. 203, for a similar example. It is also one of the earliest examples of the use of barrel keys vs. pins to retain the barrel to the stock. The flintlock plate is marked Wilson. CONDITION: The lockplate marking is worn to the extent it is nearly impossible to read and there is a crack in the stock running from the rear of the lock to the trigger. There are several slivers of wood missing along the barrel on the left-hand side of the forestock and one 5″ sliver of wood missing along the barrel on the right-hand side. The front barrel wedge is a replacement, otherwise the gun appears to be original showing only the dings and scratches associated with normal age and usage. 4-37646 RGG13 (5,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2425	$6,037.50	UNIQUE EARLY ENGLISH COMMERCIAL HUNTING/TRADE GUN CIRCA 1730-1750. SN NSN. 80 Cal. smooth-bore fowler with a 54″ round London-marked barrel. The impressive panoply-of-arms sideplate and cast brass furniture identify this gun at the level targeted to attract the established trappers and hunters of early America or as a gift to the highest level Indian leaders. Typical British trade stepped butt plate tang with the engraved quiver and bow, double grotesque-mask tang escutcheon and engraved trigger guard with the tulip-like terminal in front and the rear post spur. This unique gun is one of the earliest known examples of the use of a patent breech. See “Battle Weapons of the American Revolution” by George Neuman, Pg. 203, for a similar example. It is also one of the earliest examples of the use of barrel keys vs. pins to retain the barrel to the stock. The flintlock plate is marked Wilson. CONDITION: The lockplate marking is worn to the extent it is nearly impossible to read and there is a crack in the stock running from the rear of the lock to the trigger. There are several slivers of wood missing along the barrel on the left-hand side of the forestock and one 5″ sliver of wood missing along the barrel on the right-hand side. The front barrel wedge is a replacement, otherwise the gun appears to be original showing only the dings and scratches associated with normal age and usage. 4-37646 RGG13 (5,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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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