With no obvious wear, except the custom fitted sights, this rifle is still packed in the form fitted factory carton. The cock is probably an old replacement, since the engraved border is not by the same hand. A dent in the buttstock, sideplate panel, and a hairline crack along one side of the barrel channel are all cosmetic flaws. The previous owner has hunted with this big gun, nearly every year for 15 years. The lock sparks well, and the smooth nice 10 gauge barrel is jug choked.
Silver wire scrolls surround the tang.
The antique square checkering at the wrist has become worn. Trimmed in nickel silver, with a yellow cast, the walnut stock has a small amount of figure in the butt. The silver shield thumbpiece inlay is engraved with initials, dated 1800. London proof marks are found on the diagonal flat of the breech, just ahead of the hooked breech's tang. A horn forend cap trims the front, and a tapered ramrod with large flare serves the bore.