RARE LACY & COMPANY TRANSITION FLINTLOCK/PERCUSSION DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN.

RARE LACY & COMPANY TRANSITION FLINTLOCK/PERCUSSION DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. SN NSN. Cal. 16 ga. Most unusual early shotgun with 29-1/4” laminated steel bbls choked FULL/MOD with smooth concave rib & sgl bead engraved on top “LACY & CO LONDON”. It has an unusual dbl breech plug with platinum lined flash holes & a wide platinum band at rear end. It has small reinforcements on sides, with left one partially detached. Bottom rib has two iron guides containing an ebony & brass ramrod. It has the most unusual locks with front action lockplates with roller frizzens & articulated flashpans with attached integral nipple/bolsters. Hammers have flat sides with beveled edges with a keyhole recess on left and a rnd recess on right with an unusual percussion hammer nose as part of the bottom jaw. Lockplate has a recess below flashpan/nipple for the bolster to lay in when it is in flintlock mode. When it is in percussion mode, the flashpan lays against the frizzen base. Lockplates, hammers & top tang are very nicely engraved. Trigger guard, buttplate tang & breech plug are engraved to match as are the top jaws of the hammer. Mounted in very highly figured, English 1-pc walnut stock with uncheckered forestock, with raised teardrop side panels and checkered straight hand butt, 14-3/8” over a smooth steel buttplate with engraved stepped tang. It has a large trigger guard with pineapple finial and long bottom tang engraved to match the other metal. This shotgun was purchased from the Amber Collection, sold in the Bourne Auction in Nov. 1986 by a well-know northeast dealer and subsequently purchased from him by the consignor. PROVENANCE: Amber Collection; Bourne Auction Nov. 1986, Lot 234; Glenn Marsh Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain most of their orig chocolate brown twist pattern with minor edge wear and a couple of spots of pitting near muzzle. Lockplates retain dark case colors, brighter in most sheltered areas. Frizzen springs and frizzens retain most of their orig blue. Trigger guard retains 80-85% strong orig niter blue and buttplate 65-70% niter blue, strong & bright on tang, thin on the face. Stock is sound showing wear on forestock with nicks & scratches elsewhere and retains about 90% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong smooth bores with moderate pitting in left bore, light pitting in right bore. Ramrod appears to be an old replacement. 4-59712 JR623 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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
	3270	$9,775.00	RARE LACY & COMPANY TRANSITION FLINTLOCK/PERCUSSION DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. SN NSN. Cal. 16 ga. Most unusual early shotgun with 29-1/4” laminated steel bbls choked FULL/MOD with smooth concave rib & sgl bead engraved on top “LACY & CO LONDON”. It has an unusual dbl breech plug with platinum lined flash holes & a wide platinum band at rear end. It has small reinforcements on sides, with left one partially detached. Bottom rib has two iron guides containing an ebony & brass ramrod. It has the most unusual locks with front action lockplates with roller frizzens & articulated flashpans with attached integral nipple/bolsters. Hammers have flat sides with beveled edges with a keyhole recess on left and a rnd recess on right with an unusual percussion hammer nose as part of the bottom jaw. Lockplate has a recess below flashpan/nipple for the bolster to lay in when it is in flintlock mode. When it is in percussion mode, the flashpan lays against the frizzen base. Lockplates, hammers & top tang are very nicely engraved. Trigger guard, buttplate tang & breech plug are engraved to match as are the top jaws of the hammer. Mounted in very highly figured, English 1-pc walnut stock with uncheckered forestock, with raised teardrop side panels and checkered straight hand butt, 14-3/8” over a smooth steel buttplate with engraved stepped tang. It has a large trigger guard with pineapple finial and long bottom tang engraved to match the other metal. This shotgun was purchased from the Amber Collection, sold in the Bourne Auction in Nov. 1986 by a well-know northeast dealer and subsequently purchased from him by the consignor. PROVENANCE: Amber Collection; Bourne Auction Nov. 1986, Lot 234; Glenn Marsh Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain most of their orig chocolate brown twist pattern with minor edge wear and a couple of spots of pitting near muzzle. Lockplates retain dark case colors, brighter in most sheltered areas. Frizzen springs and frizzens retain most of their orig blue. Trigger guard retains 80-85% strong orig niter blue and buttplate 65-70% niter blue, strong & bright on tang, thin on the face. Stock is sound showing wear on forestock with nicks & scratches elsewhere and retains about 90% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong smooth bores with moderate pitting in left bore, light pitting in right bore. Ramrod appears to be an old replacement. 4-59712 JR623 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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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