This c. 1760s-1770s single barrel smoothbore sporting gun by Jean-Baptiste Croizier features three gold bands at the muzzles, gold scroll patterns around the blade front sight, "CROIZIER A PARIS" in gold on the breech section surrounded by gold borders and designs mainly consisting of martial trophies, three sunken maker's marks at the breech (two LeClerc's mark), bright engraved breech tang with foliate patterns, "CROIZIER APARIS/COUR NEUVE DU PALAIS" signed on the flat beveled lock, foliate and martial trophy engraving on the lock and bright steel furniture, raised floral and scroll carving on the stock, a pinned leather cheek pad on the comb, and a horn tipped ramrod. Provenance: The Norman R. Blank Collection

Fine with 80% plus of the original fire blue finish and the vast majority of the original gold remaining on the barrel with some finish loss mainly at the midsection and muzzle and some faint oxidation, mostly bright mounts with distinct designs and some silver-gray patina, light pitting by the vent, and generally minor overall wear for its age. The stock is also fine and has crisp carving and molding, minor scratches and dings, and some faint chips and slivers absent mainly on the forend. Mechanically fine.