With blued turn-off barrels each inlaid with an engraved gold foliate band around the muzzle and breech, and numbered from '1' to '3', the top barrel in gold, blued border engraved breech-block signed in gold beneath and inlaid with three engraved gold stars and a gold starburst on each side, blued tap inlaid en suite, blued border engraved action inlaid in gold with Thornton's engraved coat-of-arms and motto on one side, and with a scroll engraved with the battle honour 'Marengo' against a martial trophy on the other, blued gold-inlaid cock engraved with a dolphin highlighted in gold on each side, blued thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the blued steel and each inlaid with engraved gold foliage, blued border engraved trigger-guard inlaid with an engraved gold martial trophy on the bow, figured flat-sided butt inlaid with gold wire scrollwork and engraved gold foliage involving a quiver of arrows on each side, and in fine condition retaining much of its original blueing 3.1 cm. barrels
With blued turn-off barrels each inlaid with an engraved gold foliate band around the muzzle and breech, and numbered from '1' to '3', the top barrel in gold, blued border engraved breech-block signed in gold beneath and inlaid with three engraved gold stars and a gold starburst on each side, blued tap inlaid en suite, blued border engraved action inlaid in gold with Thornton's engraved coat-of-arms and motto on one side, and with a scroll engraved with the battle honour 'Marengo' against a martial trophy on the other, blued gold-inlaid cock engraved with a dolphin highlighted in gold on each side, blued thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the blued steel and each inlaid with engraved gold foliage, blued border engraved trigger-guard inlaid with an engraved gold martial trophy on the bow, figured flat-sided butt inlaid with gold wire scrollwork and engraved gold foliage involving a quiver of arrows on each side, and in fine condition retaining much of its original blueing 3.1 cm. barrels
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