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COGSWELL & HARRISON, LONDON
A CASED 12-BORE PINFIRE SNAP-ACTION SINGLE-BITE SELF HALF-COCKING HAMMER SHOTGUN, serial no. 6107,
circa 1865, with fine brown damascus 30in. barrels, the top-rib signed 'COGSWELL & HARRISON 223 & 224 STRAND, LONDON', bead fore-sight, carved bosses behind the pin apertures with rising rods operating off the under-lever pushing the hammers back to half-cock, border and scroll engraved back-action locks signed in banners 'COGSWELL & HARRISON', scroll engraved dolphin-headed hammers, walnut butt-stock chequered at the wrist, iron heel-plate, push-forward underlever with exposed spring in the lower action body, the scroll engraved action also marked within a banner 'HARRISON'S PATENT and walnut chequered splinter fore-end with cross key fastener; TOGETHER WITH its original black canvas-covered trunk storage case, the top compartment holding the barrels and with tin compartments for cartridges, the lower tray taking the action and including a number of original loading tools (case exterior worn, lid ends gone)
Provenance: This shotgun conforms to E. Harrison's patent No. 271 of February 1st, 1864
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Estimate £1,000-1,500