February 5, 6, & 7, 2019 Field & Range Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/5/2019
Made circa 1845, this lot features a percussion English style fowler with a single screw lock marked "Marston" and a barrel marked "Wm. Hall-Montreal". Marston was an English born gunsmith who immigrated to New York City and worked there from circa 1840 to 1870. Wm. Hall was a dry goods and hardware store operator from around the same time, possibly having this gun made for his store to market in Canada. Gun features a 46-3/4" octagon to round twist steel barrel in massive 6 bore with brass bead front sight, patent breech, engraved rear barrel flat and two what look to be German silver bands inlaid around rear of barrel. Lock, tang, trigger guard and buttplate extension all exhibit floral engraving of the highest quality. Barrel has underlying iron rib with iron ramrod pipes holding what looks to be an original brass tipped hardwood ramrod. Single trigger with iron trigger guard. Walnut half stock with two flat barrel keys, checkered wrist and over the comb style shotgun butt. CONDITION: Barrel has remnants of "twist" pattern turning plum with several small nicks. Bore is dark, but shootable. Lock has faded to a brown patina. Trigger guard and buttplate have been cleaned and exhibit slight speckling. Wood has been cleaned and has some small usage marks. Mechanically sound and functions fine.