The first with sighted barrels, grooved tang, border engraved locks (one hammer missing), figured half-stock with carved grip and fore-end, the butt carved in relief with a lion's mask set with glass eyes beneath the cheek-piece, engraved steel mounts, and later steel ramrod (worn and pitted overall); the last each with action of Lefaucheux type, the first with twist double barrels of 15-bore, border engraved action, back-action locks and mounts, and figured butt with chequered grip, the second of similar form, with barrels of 13-bore, engraved action and back-action locks, foliate scroll engraved white-metal mounts, and butt (wormed) carved in relief with a stag's head beneath the cheek-piece, the last with two-stage turn-off barrel of 16-bore, plain action, back-action lock and mounts, and figured detachable butt (all in poor, worn and pitted condition) (4) The first 88 cm. barrels
The first with sighted barrels, grooved tang, border engraved locks (one hammer missing), figured half-stock with carved grip and fore-end, the butt carved in relief with a lion's mask set with glass eyes beneath the cheek-piece, engraved steel mounts, and later steel ramrod (worn and pitted overall); the last each with action of Lefaucheux type, the first with twist double barrels of 15-bore, border engraved action, back-action locks and mounts, and figured butt with chequered grip, the second of similar form, with barrels of 13-bore, engraved action and back-action locks, foliate scroll engraved white-metal mounts, and butt (wormed) carved in relief with a stag's head beneath the cheek-piece, the last with two-stage turn-off barrel of 16-bore, plain action, back-action lock and mounts, and figured detachable butt (all in poor, worn and pitted condition) (4) The first 88 cm. barrels
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