Tight English floral scroll engraving covers the side plates, receiver, trigger guard, hammers, break lever and forearm hardware. "W R PAPE" is engraved in a banner on both side plates along with a few roses. The barrel rib has a single steel bead sight and is engraved "W R PAPE NEWCASTLE ON TYNE INVENTOR OF CHOKE BORING". Pape is considered to be the inventor of chokes in shotgun barrels because in Pape's patent no. 1501 of 1866 he outlines how to make a barrel with a choke. These barrels are choked cylinder/full and have 2 9/16 inch chambers with an extractor. The right bore measures .725 with a wall thickness of .057 and the left bore measures .732 with a wall thickness of .053. Mounted on a nicely figured, multi-point checkered walnut splinter forearm with horn accent tip and a straight grip stock with a blank silver initial shield and a serrated horn buttplate. Length of pull is 14 1/4 inches. Drop at comb is 2 1/16 inches and drop at heel is 2 3/4 inches. With a leather covered takedown hardcase with a William Rochester Pape label, a bore brush, a bore mop, a patch holder, a pull through bore brush, cleaning rod and a nickel plated oiler. With a magazine article from Sporting Gun about William Pape and choke boring.

Refinished, the barrels retain 95% of the brown finish with nearly all of the Damascus pattern visible. There are some light dings and scratches on the barrel and the markings are faint. The casehardened components have a silvery gray patina overall. There is moderate pitting on the trigger guard which has obscured the engraving. The remainder of the engraving remains sharp and well defined. The right hammer has been repaired. The wood is good as refinished with the forearm checkering worn smooth with minor marks and the buttstock has scattered dings and scratches with recut checkering. Mechanically fine. The case is good with scratches, indentations and scuffs along with a repair around the top inside edge of the bottom.