A Cased Garniture of a Percussion Sporting Gun & an Under Hammer Walking Stick Gun. Sporting gun 47 ½” overall 30” 14 bore Damascus twist double barrels, ‘London’ engraved on the rib, Birmingham proof & ‘Twisted’ stamped on the underside of the barrels, flat foliate scroll engraved lock plates with flat dolphin hammers, signed ‘Manton’ (although not made by Manton), engraved tang & trigger guard with pineapple finial. Walking stick under hammer gun engraved on the action ‘EDWd LONDON GUN & RIFLE MAKER’ to one side & ‘51 LONDON WALL LONDON’ on the other, 32” 40 bore Damascus barrel with London Proofs & a 7 ¼” 40 bore pistol barrel with London proofs, attachable walnut shoulder stock. In a contemporary mahogany double layered case with accessories including a large bag shaped powder flask, leather silver plated shot bag by Dixon & Son, WD bullet mould, turn screw, nipple key, barrel spanner, spring clamp & cap tin. Case with brass escutcheon engraved with bird of prey resting on a forearm.
Circa 1835
A most interesting set, walking stick gun in very good condition, Birmingham made sporting gun has seen a bit more use with some salt & pepper speckling to the barrel and some stock bruising.
Edward London, 50 London Wall 1826 to 27 51 London Wall 1828 to 66.