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A Rare 16 Bore (.650) Flintlock Breech Loading Sporting Rifle By Jn. Lett, London
A Rare 16 Bore (.650) Flintlock Breech Loading Sporting Rifle By Jn. Lett, London
£3,250.00
Product Code
MFSR167
In stock
A rare 16 bore (.650) flintlock breech loading sporting rifle by Jn. Lett, london, circa 1775-80 with a sighted barrel slightly flared at the muzzle, rifled with twelve spiral grooves, and signed in capitals within an elongated loop along the tapering sighting flat in front of the threaded loading aperture, the latter with circular threaded plug removed for loading and acting as a back-sight, border engraved tang finely decorated with flowering foliage, border engraved flat bevelled lock signed in capitals on a rococo scroll involving a banner and decorated with a stag in a landscape on the stepped tail. Barrel Length - 92 cm. Overall Length - 130cm.
A rare 16 bore (.650) flintlock breech loading sporting rifle by Jn. Lett, london, circa 1775-80 with a sighted barrel slightly flared at the muzzle, rifled with twelve spiral grooves, and signed in capitals within an elongated loop along the tapering sighting flat in front of the threaded loading aperture, the latter with circular threaded plug removed for loading and acting as a back-sight, border engraved tang finely decorated with flowering foliage, border engraved flat bevelled lock signed in capitals on a rococo scroll involving a banner and decorated with a stag in a landscape on the stepped tail.
Steel with small roller, figured full stock (with some old repairs) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, border engraved steel mounts comprising flat bevelled side-plate decorated with a deerhound and a fallen deer in a landscape, butt-plate with foliage on the heel tang, trigger-guard with flower-heads on the bow, trigger-plate with scallop-shell finial, turned ramrod-pipes, and later horn-tipped ramrod (barrel and mounts with some old light pitting), London proof marks Barrel Length - 92 cm. Overall Length - 130cm.
| Weight (kg) | 2.955 |
|---|---|
| Mechanism | Flintlock |
| License Type | No Licence Required |
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