Made c. 1820 with a browned Damascus barrel, bead front sight, gold banded patent breech with platinum vent liner, grooved standing breech, "Ryan & Son" signed lockplate with foliate and martial engraving and unusual rainproof pan with a ring that fits against the vent, silver wedge and escutcheons, engraved blued steel mounts with a dog scene on the trigger guard bow, and figured walnut half-stock with silver forend cap, checkered wrist, oval cheekpiece, and 14 inch length of pull. The gun was purchased by Norman R. Blank from W. Keith Neal on August 16, 1959, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity filled out for Mr. Blank by F. Theodore Dexter. Provenance: W. Keith Neal; The Norman R. Blank Collection