This sporting gun is pictured and discussed on pages 24-25 of "American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume I: Colonial and Revolutionary War Arms" by George D. Moller and has Moller's "GDM" collection mark discreetly stamped near the toe. He notes that Henry Dunkley is listed as active from the 1660s to 1680s which is confirmed in Blackmore's "Gunmakers of London, 1350-1850." The lock is signed "H DVNCKLEY" along the lower edge at the center and has excellent scroll engraving inhabited by an eagle mask on the plate and a hound on the cock. The cock has pierced elements providing reinforcement to the swan-neck style. The plate is flat with beveled edges on the forward section and steps down to a rounded tail with a floral design and pointed teat. The smoothbore barrel has a brass blade front sight set back from the muzzle and a rampant lion stamp on the breech. The ramrod pipes and buttplate are brass, and the trigger guard is iron with decorative finials. The stock has nicely shaped flats and a rather robust butt. A wooden ramrod is fitted below the barrel. Provenance: The George Moller Collection

Good with mottled gray and brown patina, distinct lock engraving, work at the vent, and aged patina on the brass. The stock is fair and has multiple cracks and repairs concentrated in the forend, mild scrapes and dings, and most of an older glossy finish. Mechanically fine.