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Collector’s Fact
Rotating the barrel and magazine group primes and closes the pan, brings the cock to full-cock, fills the breech chamber with a powder charge, and positions a ball in
the breech end of the barrel
This gun is illustrated in and mentioned in H.L. Blackmore, “Guns and Rifles of the World”, p. 87, illus. nos. 687 and 688, and mentioned in H.L. Blackmore, “Royal Sporting Guns at Windsor,” p. 51. With browned two stage barrel with silver sunburst front sight, octagonal breech section inlaid with silver border
lines and sprays of scrollwork, and signed “FAIT/PAR CHELEMBROM/1781” in silver. An assembly of tubular magazines are mounted beneath the barrel, with a gilt brass cap and sprung gilt brass central magazine block cast and chased with the portrait bust of bearded man. Each side of the forward part of the barrel and tubular magazine assembly with hardwood fillet, that on the right side with silver ramrod pipes housing a silver tipped ramrod. Gilt brass receiver with two hinged covers and engraved with scrollwork and a sunburst. Flat bevelled lock with stepped tail and engraved
with flowering scrollwork and trophy. Hardwood butt carved in relief with flowering scrollwork around the gilt receiver-tang, and with carved drop points behind the lock and silver sideplate, the latter engraved with further scrollwork. The butt with silver wire inlay, the comb with velvet cheek-rest. Silver furniture comprising trigger guard with mechanism release “trigger” in front of the guard, buttplate with hinged trap cover for the socket bayonet, and small escutcheon inset at the wrist, all decorated with a combination of engraved or cast and chased flowering scrollwork. With small socket bayonet housed in the butt.
CONDITION: Very good. The barrel and tubular magazines are discolored to a mainly plum colored patina, some light surface corrosion marking throughout, silver inlay generally intact and in good condition. Gilding rubbed to brass elements. Lock a light grey patina with softened engraving. Some mechanical restoration work throughout with breech loosely fit. Butt with minor age related storage and handling marks, silver wire inlay in place, age related handling softening to silver furniture. Trigger guard has been replaced and recut in at least two attachment areas. Velvet cheek-
rest with age rubbing and staining. Overall, this is a fascinating repeating system gun in very good overall condition which firmly falls into the “find
another one” category.
Provenance: The Mark Dineley Collection.
Estimate: 20,000 - 35,000
in two quick twists allowing for rapid fire.
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