Flintlock 15 bore single barrel shotgun, 32inch Spanish form barrel,...
Flintlock 15 bore single barrel shotgun, 32inch Spanish form barrel, the lock fitted with a roller frizzen, chequered stock with scroll trigger guard. Section 58 (2) Antique / obsolete calibre, can be owned without a licence. Buyer must be over the age of 18, age verification will be required if the lot is to be posted out. Dimensions: 123cm longCondition Report The gun is in tired condition with a dark patina, it shows significant signs of age and wear. There is overall pitting, too deep to polish out to the metalwork. The bore has pitting throughout. The action cocks and releases but not very convincingly and the mainspring feels weak. The side nail is a replacement but is not quite the correct size to hold the lock firmly into the stock. The ramrod is a replacement. There are lots of dents and marks to the wood stock which can be seen from the images. There is a restuck area and two splits to the wood surrounding the lock plate. Some screws are replacements, there is a glue mark to the butt plate tang where and attempt has been made to hold the tang snuggly down in the stock rather than it sitting above the surface level of the stock as it currently does. Please register to request a condition report
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Flintlock 15 bore single barrel shotgun, 32inch Spanish form barrel, the lock fitted with a roller frizzen, chequered stock with scroll trigger guard. Section 58 (2) Antique / obsolete calibre, can be owned without a licence. Buyer must be over the age of 18, age verification will be required if the lot is to be posted out. Dimensions: 123cm longCondition Report The gun is in tired condition with a dark patina, it shows significant signs of age and wear. There is overall pitting, too deep to polish out to the metalwork. The bore has pitting throughout. The action cocks and releases but not very convincingly and the mainspring feels weak. The side nail is a replacement but is not quite the correct size to hold the lock firmly into the stock. The ramrod is a replacement. There are lots of dents and marks to the wood stock which can be seen from the images. There is a restuck area and two splits to the wood surrounding the lock plate. Some screws are replacements, there is a glue mark to the butt plate tang where and attempt has been made to hold the tang snuggly down in the stock rather than it sitting above the surface level of the stock as it currently does. Please register to request a condition report
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