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LOT 307
Rare and Very Fine Engraved British W. Fletcher & Son Flintlock Double Rifle with Snap Bayonet - NSN, 60 cal., 13 5/8 inch solid rib octagon bbl., brown/casehardened/blue finish, walnut
stock. Engraved flat beveled locks each with stepped tail, safety catch,
roller and raised priming pan, each signed “W FLETCHER & SON”. William Fletcher is listed as an active gunmaker circa 1815-1870, being under the W. Fletcher & Son name post-1818. “GUN MAKERS/BARTON St. TEWKESBURY” marked on top of the brown twist finished side-by-side octagon barrels, each with deep
7-groove rifling, with Birmingham proof marks on the
bottom of the breech. A substantial sprung bayonet with a blade of hollow triangular section is mounted over the rib. Standing breech and upper tang engraved. Figured
walnut half length stock with checkered grip and a small blank oval initial escutcheon inset behind the tang of the standing breech. Engraved blue finished iron furniture including the trigger guard with large
pineapple finial, patchbox and buttplate. Iron ramrod. One absent screw at the center of the buttplate.
CONDITION: Very fine, retains 85% original brown finish on the barrels with some very light flash pitting at the breech, 70% plus vivid
case colors with smooth gray and brown patina on the balance, 60% original blue finish on the fittings, and sharp engraving. The stock is also very fine with a re-glued cracked section beneath the lock, a spliced and repaired section to the left of the upper tang, some light handling marks, and defined edges overall. Mechanically excellent, including the bayonet mechanism. A high quality attractive example of a rare flintlock double rifle with snap bayonet!
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CONDITION: Very good with light Damascus patterns on the barrels along with gray and brown patina, bright gold satyr masks, aged patina on the silver vine work, a few silver leaves absent, dark backgrounds, and mild overall wear. The refinished stock is also very good and has attractive figure and grain, a few minor spots of repairs in the grain (likely original), and minor overall wear. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 3,000 - 4,500
LOT 309
Panel Scene Engraved and Gold Inlaid Renkin Brothers Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun - NSN, 14 gauge, 30 1/2 inch solid rib bbl., brown/casehardened/gold/blue finish, walnut stock.
Renkin Brothers exhibited arms at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851 and were active in the mid-19th century. It features a bead front sight, “Fine Laminated Steel Barrels”
in ornate script on the concave rib, fluting in the breech section, gold bands at the breech, a gold dog head vignette on the standing breech, gold inlaid dogs and birds on the locks along with “RENKIN BROTHERS, LIEGE” in gold inlay, pair of gold deer on the trigger guard, scroll and floral engraving, a gold pheasant on the heel, checkered wrist, some nice figure and grain, and 14 inch length of pull. CONDITION: Very good with mostly bright original gold inlays, mottled gray and brown patina on the balance, light
twist patterns on the barrels, moderate oxidation mainly at the breech and forward section of the barrels as well as the hammers, and general mild overall wear from use and age. The stock is fair and has distinct checkering on the wrist, general scratches and dings, minor checks, and a few spots of minor flaking. Mechanically fine. Provenance: The Malcolm B. Troup, Captain, US Army, Retired Collection. Estimate: 2,500 - 4,000
Estimate: 6,500 - 9,500
LOT 308 Elaborate Gold and Silver Satyr Themed French Percussion Double Barrel Shotgun - Serial no.
5936, 12 gauge, 30 3/8 inch solid rib bbl., brown/silver/gold finish, walnut stock. This is a very attractive gold and silver inlaid French double barrel percussion shotgun.
The breeches, locks, and furniture are decorated with raised relief silver floral vine scrollwork and gold mask designs. The gold masks represent the satyrs of Greco-Roman mythology. They were part human, part animal and living free in the forests and represent leisure and hedonism, an appropriate design for a fancy French shotgun. The underside of the rib and the face of the standing breech have “5936.” The bottom of the right barrel has “JLR” and an oval “LC” maker’s mark. The left barrel has a “LE/CLERC” maker’s mark, a partially unclear proof, and “BREVETE.” There are no other visible markings. The Damascus barrels have a nickel silver
bead front sight. The half-length stock has some nice figure and grain and a 14 inch length of pull.