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Wm. Moore SxS Perc. Shotgun

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:125.00 USD
Wm. Moore SxS Perc. Shotgun
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Antique English Side-by-Side Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun, by Wm. Moore & Co., NVSN, 12 ga., 32.25'' round barrels, with a tiny post front sight marked ''London Fine Twist'' on the wide full-length top rib; both serpentine lockplates are floral engraved and marked ''Wm. Moore & Co.''; iron furniture including three ferrules to retain the hardwood ramrod, engraved triggerguard with long rear tang, and a shotgun buttplate; two oval German silver barrel key escutcheons; varnished walnut halfstock with checkered panels at wrist and a vacant brass escutcheon below. Condition is very good. Barrels retain most of a smooth brown finish that may be original, with black powder pitting at breech area, the balance of the metal with an even brown age patina. Stock is solid with worn checkering, scattered minor age and handling marks, and badly eroded filled areas on both sides of butt. Top ramrod ferrule is missing; both hammer screws were replaced with copper rivets. Actions are strong and smooth; bores show black powder fouling but may clean. Est.: $250-$450. (Antique)