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JOHN MANTON & SON
A 12-BORE CONVERTED ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 12037,
circa 1850, converted from caplock, 26 1/2in. black powder only damascus barrels (pitted), rib engraved 'JOHN MANTON & SON. DOVER STREET. LONDON.' in script, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, Jones patent rotary underlever, carved percussion fences, non-rebounding locks with carved dolphin hammers, border and acanthus scroll engraving with game scenes, triggerguard engraved with a hound on point, 14in. stock with steel buttplate, weight 7lb. 6oz., in a canvas and leather case

Provenance: This gun is listed as originally being made as a double barrel 12-bore caplock, and was converted to centrefire by John Manton & Son.

Literature: The Manton Supplement, W. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back



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Estimate £600-800

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act

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