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R. HASKELL, FAINSVILLE
A 50-BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE
drum and nipple conversion from flintlock circa 1840, with heavy 31 1/2in two-stage target sighted rifled barrel inscribed forward of the rearsight 'R. HASKELL FAINSVILLE O.', hooked breech (tang repaired), flat lockplate with small areas of open scroll engraving, signed 'R. HASKELL', walnut half-stock with steel inlaid patch-box to right hand side, crescent steel butt-plate, scroll and spur trigger guard, white metal nose cap and side wedge escutcheons and spirally decorated wood ramrod (iron parts refinished, fore-stock with wood inlet re-inforcing modifications)
Estimate £400-600