The 2 1/2 inch tapered round barrel in .44 caliber. Grooved muzzle. Brass boxlock action engraved with swags and sawtooth borders and signed sequentially Henshaw/London. London proofs. Left side of barrel engraved MC/Royl Artillery. Half-cock safety engaging the pan. Flat-sided bag-shaped walnut grip with checkered spine and gilt brass buttcap embossed with a panoply featuring cannon, crossed flags and a lion issuing from a stone tower. Condition: Very good. Barrel with old reblued finish showing areas of pitting. Action with light marks. Wood with scattered small marks and hairline crack to right side.
The 2 1/2 inch tapered round barrel in .44 caliber. Grooved muzzle. Brass boxlock action engraved with swags and sawtooth borders and signed sequentially Henshaw/London. London proofs. Left side of barrel engraved MC/Royl Artillery. Half-cock safety engaging the pan. Flat-sided bag-shaped walnut grip with checkered spine and gilt brass buttcap embossed with a panoply featuring cannon, crossed flags and a lion issuing from a stone tower. Condition: Very good. Barrel with old reblued finish showing areas of pitting. Action with light marks. Wood with scattered small marks and hairline crack to right side.
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