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Lot of 2 Antique SxS Perc. Shotguns

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:50.00 USD
Lot of 2 Antique SxS Perc. Shotguns
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Lot of Two (2) Antique Double-Barrel SxS Percussion Shotguns: (1) English Short-Barrel Coach Gun, by Moore, NVSN, 10/10 ga., 20.75'' round barrels without sights marked ''London Fine Twist'' on top rib; flat back-action lockplates, marked ''Moore & Co.'' on left side, with matching hammers; hardwood halfstock is checkered at forend and wrist, has steel loop trigger guard with elongated rear tang, curved buttplate, two oval wedge escutcheons, tulip-head hickory ramrod retained by two iron ferrules. Condition is poor, the metal retaining no original finishes but a smooth dark rust-brown age patina with pitting at nipple areas.> Stock has been broken thru at wrist and crudely repaired with nails and 3.75'' oval copper reinforcements, the buttstock grafted from another gun. Left action functions; right does not; bores are dark with deep black-powder etching. (2) NVSN, 12/12 ga., 23'' round barrels with bead front sight (missing), unmarked (likely obscured) on top rib; flat back-action lockplates are marked ''Parker,'' have matching hammers; hardwood halfstock is checkered at wrist, has steel loop trigger guard with elongated rear tang, curved buttplate, one oval wedge escutcheon, hardwood ramrod (missing) retained by two iron ferrules. Condition is relic, the metal being heavily rusted, the barrel rib solder has deteriorated and is now bound with wire. Stock is loose, dry and without finish but solid. Actions are frozen and non-functional; bores are obstructed by debris and show deep black-powder pitting. Est.: $100-$200/Lot. (Antique)(Don Koll collection)