Image Lot Price Description

3280
$690.00

WESTON MUZZLE LOADING CAPE GUN. SN NSN. Cal. 54 & 14 ga. English made cape gun with 29-3/8” Damascus bbls with smooth concave rib and sgl bead. Rifle bbl has had sights dovetailed onto top. Rib is marked “JOHN MULLIN NEW YORK”. It has front action lockplates with flat side hammers & about 40% coverage foliate arabesque pattern engraving. Trigger guard has a beautiful pineapple finial and a nicely engraved nosepipe. Mounted with dark straight grain walnut with checkered forestock & straight hand buttstock, 14-1/4” over a smooth steel buttplate. Bottom of bbl has two iron guides, missing ramrod. Bbl lug on bottom appears to have been relocated and bbls may be replacement in this stock. Nipples are missing. Right hammer is slightly bent inward. Weight: PROVENANCE: Glen Marsh Collection CONDITION: About very good. Bbls retain a mottled silver/brown patina with light Damascus patterns. Lockplates & hammers retain most of their orig dark case colors. Wood is sound showing very light use & retains most of a dark oil finish. Mechanics are fine, strong sharp rifle bore with scattered light pitting. Shotgun bore has fine pitting. 4-59604 JR315 (500-1,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007
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