Single Barrelled 14 Bore Percussion Sporting Gun. 48” overall, 32” 16 bore octagonal three stage Spanish barrel signed ‘Thomas Woolfield Hertford’ on the top flat, bead foresight, Birmingham Proofs on the bottom flat, Gold line at the breech, flat engraved lock plate signed ‘Thomas Woolfield’ with flat dolphin hammer, nipple with platinum vent. Walnut half stock, chequered at the wrist, iron butt plate, engraved trigger guard with pineapple finial, horn fore end. Barrel retained by one slide, original ebony brass tipped ramrod with a worm carried in two brass ramrod pipes.
Circa 1850
Attractive sporting gun in good condition
Thomas Woolfield 1825-39 St Abans then 1844-64 Hereford