European Percussion Sporting Gun, Mid-19th C

Description

Featuring blued 22″ round smoothbore barrel of .50 caliber with front post sight. Steel
frame of oval section with remains of blued finish; three-position hammer activated by the
trigger in all three positions. Walnut butt stock with inlaid engraved nickel silver oval plates
depicting a castle, bridge, train, and sailing ship on the right side, and castle ruins on the
left. Nickel silver butt cap and trigger guard. Steel sleeve serves as a half fore stock.
Wood ramrod held by two steel sleeves under the barrel. Overall length 38 3/4″. Stock and
mounts very good. Frame with patchy finish. Barrel with even plum brown patina. Unique
and unusual sporting arm.