Casimir Lefaucheux patented his breech loading pinfire shotgun design in 1836. This shotgun was made when his son Eugene was at the helm of their company. It has Damascus barrels with a bead front sight and "E. Lefaucheux a Paris" signed on the concave rib, elaborate relief engraved floral scroll patterns a checkered wrist on the stock, and sling swivels on the bottom of the rib and butt. The underside of the barrels have "17.2," Liege proofs, the "gun/LF" maker's mark, "530," and the serial number. The length of pull is 14 1/8 inches. The takedown style presentation case has fine burl and bird's eye figure veneer and contains four empty shells, takedown cleaning rod, oiler, and a compliment of reloading tools.

Very fine with 98% of the brown remaining on the barrels, 75% smooth gray on the other components, repaired/rewelded/refinished left hammer, crisp checkering on the stock along with some subtle figure, and general mild dings and scratches on the metal and wood. Mechanically excellent. The case is also very fine and has fairly minor age and storage related wear. The accessories are generally very fine or excellent and have minimal age and handling related wear and some light speckled patina.