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LOT 3287
Cased Panel Scene Engraved and Gold and Silver Inlaid Benjamin Sturman Percussion Double Barrel Shotgun - NSN, 12 gauge, 29 1/4 inch solid rib bbl., brown/gold/silver/casehardened/blue finish, walnut stock. This fine mid-19th century double barrel shotgun
features Damascus barrels with a fabulous chevron pattern twist and bead front sight surrounded by a gold inlaid star, “-->B. Sturman, London.<--” signed on the rib in gold followed by a gold inlaid and engraved scene of
a pair of dogs surrounding a brace of pheasant on the breech end, and London black powder proof marks on the underside of each barrel. A gold inlaid foliate design is on the rib extension on the breech plugs, and the bolsters have pierced platinum plugs with floral engraved borders. The standing breech has scroll engraving and
a gold inlaid oval inscribed with the owners name “T.G. SHORE.” Each lock is signed “B. STURMAN.” and has border and scroll engraving. The left lock features a scene with a brace of partridge, and the right lock features a scene of a dog. Similar dog scenes are also engraved on the trigger guard and grip cap, and another scene with a brace of partridge is featured on the buttplate. The ramrod entry pipe, wedge escutcheons, plates at the nose of each lock and flanking the standing breech, and grip cap are all engraved silver. The vacant oval wrist escutcheon is also silver. A grip safety is incorporated into the trigger guard tang. The figured stock has a checkered pistol grip made in two pieces and a shadowline cheekpiece.
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