Product Details
WILLIAM FORD
AN EXQUISITE 32-BORE TRIGGERGUARD-OPENING TREBLE-GRIP SNAP-ACTION DOUBLE-BARRELLED HAMMERGUN, serial no. 320,
22in. best bold etched damascus barrels with sunken matt rib ramped at the breech and muzzle, the tubes with cartouches engraved 'WILLIAM FORD, 23, LOVEDAY ST. ST. MARY'S, BIRMINGHAM', miniature treble-grip action with slender fences, the topstrap engraved 'WILLIAM FORD', sliding triggerguard opening mechanism, rebounding sidelocks with ornately carved c-scroll hammers with hare's-ear spurs, beaded border and fine acanthus scroll engraving, retaining traces of original colour-hardening and finish, 14 1/4in. well-figured stock with horn triggerguard tang detail, buttplate, gold escutcheon bearing a crest of a double headed eagle grasping a serpent, surmounting a crescent and wreath, with the motto 'CEDE DEO', diminutive snap fore-end with horn finial, weight 3lb. 1oz., in its brass-cornered oak and leather case
Estimate £8,000-10,000