Image Lot Price Description

3272
$575.00

WILLIAM POWELL & SON PERCUSSION SHOTGUN. SN NSN. Cal. approx. 12 Bore with 31-1/4″ bbls with smooth concave rib, engraved “WILLIAM POWELL & SON”. Front action locks are moderately engraved in a foliate and arabesque pattern with hammers, trigger guard, top tang and extended buttplate engraved to match. Mounted with a colorful piece of walnut with checkered forend and straight grip with 14-1/2″ pull to a smooth shotgun buttplate. PROVENANCE: Glenn Marsh Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls carry a light brown patina with good damascus pattern with carry wear in the forend escutcheon area. Locks have traces of the original case coloring with the balance being a fine gray patina. Hammers are a brown patina and light pitting on the inside of each. Trigger guard is mostly a brown patina that shows evidence of its original blue on the loop. Buttplate is a smooth brown patina and evidence of blue on its extended top tang. Stock is sound with an initial shield on top of wrist and usual nicks and dings and minor gouges. It retains much of what appears to be its original hand rubbed finish with wear on the forend from carrying that matches the wear on the bbl. Checkering is good and showing dark from age. Mechanics are crisp. 4-59539 BT126 (1,000-1,500)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007
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