19th C. Moore & Harris 11-Gauge Side-By-Side Percussion

Serial: 5748
Manufacturer: Moore & Harris, London/Birmingham (c. Mid to late 19th C.)
Model: Side-by-Side Percussion
Caliber: 11 Ga.
Barrel length: 30"

Condition: Fair; wood stock is commensurate w/ age & use; chips in stock around buttplate @ cracks around each lockplate; barrels & steel components have lost most of original finish w/ some spots of blue peaking through; metal has scattered rusting & pitting around the percussion lock; bores have darkened w/ age; ramrod has been repaired; screw replaced on right hammer
Includes: engraving throughout lockplates, hammers, & steel components w/ bird game scenes; multiple Birmingham proofs on underside of barrels crown / crossed pikes / B P C; 11; crown / crossed pikes / V; S / 4-leaf clover; crown / cursive BP; castle; top of barrel rib marked Moore & Harris London Laminated Steel (very faded);

Provenance: A Castle Hills, TX Estate

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No FFL Required:
This item is classified as an antique, and antiques are not firearms subject to the Gun Control Act and can therefore be shipped as an antique directly to the buyer.