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LOT 3382
Fine Panel Game Scene Engraved, Silver Mounted, and Gold Inlaid T. Ketland & Co. Side by Side Flintlock Shotgun - NSN, 15 gauge, 38 inch solid rib bbl., brown/ casehardened/ blue/silver finish, checkered finely
figured walnut stock. This high
quality double flintlock shotgun has Birmingham silver hallmarks on the heel plate for 1817. Fitted with browned Damascus barrels with concave rib with silver front sight and signed “LONDON” in gold towards the breech end. Recessed patent breeches each with two gold
inlaid lines, a platinum inlaid line and gold lined touch hole. Standing breech with sighting groove and finely engraved with foliage, a Labrador at rest and a small game bird in flight, the forward edge of the sighting groove engraved with a sunburst extending onto the rib section of the patent breeches. Flat beveled locks each signed “T. KETLAND & CO.” and with blued frizzen spring, roller, gold lined rainproof pan, pierced cock and stepped tail. The locks each engraved with border lines of running foliage, a sunburst, and a dog and two game birds in flight behind the cock. Well- figured walnut half-length stock with raised cheekpiece, fine multipoint checkered grip and small shaped blank silver initial escutcheon inset at the wrist. Full silver furniture comprising scrolled pistolgrip trigger guard with large bow engraved with a panel scene involving two dogs flushing game birds and with pineapple finial, heel plate engraved with flowerheads, foliage and a trophy, plain shaped barrel key escutcheons, and ramrod entry pipe engraved with further foliage. With brass mounted ramrod with worm. The underside of the barrels each marked “STUBS TWISTED” and struck with Birmingham proof marks. CONDITION: Fine. The barrels retains nearly all of their professionally rebrowned finish with unblemished gold inlay on the rib. Breeches with faint traces of original casehardened finish to the underside, exposed surfaces with some age related handling marking and light corrosion spotting, inlaid bands and touch holes in very good condition. Standing breech and locks each with a grey patina, some scattered patches of light surface corrosion marking, most noticeable on the right hand lock plate where is partially obscures the signature, engraving crisp throughout. Stock with pleasing figure pattern, checkering in good condition with little signs of handling wear, scattered age related storage and handling blemishes, marks and bruises throughout. The right face of the butt has two filled knot holes. Silver furniture in very good condition with only the slightest age related softening to the engraving. Overall a great example of a classic English double flintlock shotgun with the added benefits of silver furniture and being of a slightly more substantial size than usually encountered.
CONDITION: Very fine overall as professionally restored, retaining 99% plus brown and casehardened finishes, some light pitting under the finish on the barrels, some minor handling marks (mostly on the wood), splice repair on the forearm, stabilized crack near the right lock plate and crisp stock checkering. Mechanically excellent. An extremely appealing gold inlaid shotgun! Estimate: 2,500 - 3,750
Estimate: 12,000 - 18,000
brown/casehardened finish, walnut stock. Browned twist steel barrels signed “HEWSON, LONDON” on the solid concave rib, single bead sight, and London proofs on the underside. Casehardened action with floral scroll engraving, later added scrolls and “HEWSON” in gold, and trigger guard engraved and inlaid to match. Nicely figured straight grip stock featuring multi-point checkering, nitre blue wedge, blank silver initial oval and steel shotgun buttplate. Import marking on barrel rib under the forearm.
LOT 3383
Engraved and Gold Inlaid Hewson of London Percussion Side by Side Double Barrel Shotgun - NSN, 16 gauge, 29 1/2 inch solid rib bbl.,
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