November 15 & 16, 2022 Extraordinary Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/15/2022
Octagonal barrel with diminutive front sight, offset tower private proofs and "(Crown) / R", with light engraving at breech, retained by 2 keys. Barrel tang with rear sight and stiff leaf engraving. Gold bushed touch hole. Horn tipped ramrod with worm on reverse retained by a single ferrule, feeding into a reinforced mouth. Flat stepped lock with double locking bolts, bridled pan, roller bearing frizzen, swan neck cock, and English push-on safety. Lock signed "Hodgson & Co" under pan. Locking bolt escutcheons are lightly engraved. Trigger guard with a floral encased in a lozenge and a finely detailed pineapple finial. Full length stock of a lightly colored wood (fruitwood?) with silver thumbpiece and bag grip. CONDITION: Barrel has been carefully cleaned in the European style to a dove grey with some scattered oxidation and some oil staining. Lock essentially smooth dusk colored patina with some oil staining and flashes of dove grey; trigger guard en suite, with more silver to finial. Stock is good with several cracks and repairs throughout, with some other associated dings and handling marks. Mechanically fine, bore is fine with a minimum of oxidation. EMW
Caliber/Bore
.65 Smoothbore