Product Details
GEORGE FORREST, JEDBURGH
A FINE 4-BORE PERCUSSION FOWLING PIECE
second quarter of the 19th century, with 38in browned barrel, silver poincon marked 'FORREST PATENT' at breech together with a platinum line and plug, scroll and border engraved flat bar action lock (traces of colour), dolphin head and scroll engraved hammer, walnut half-stock with silver escutcheon, fine chequered wrist and leather padded cheek-piece, engraved long-spurred heel-plate, scroll-shaped trigger-guard, border and scroll engraved, fancy finial, white-metal nose cap and escutcheons for the cross bolt, original ebony ram-rod.
Estimate £5,000-7,000
THE ABOVE LOT IS PURCHASED AS AN EXEMPT ITEM UNDER SECTION 58 (2) OF THE 1968 FIREARMS ACT. TO BE HELD AS A CURIOSITY OR ORNAMENT.