C1800 English Ward Single Barrel 15 Bore Muzzle Loading Single Barrel Flintlock Sporting / Hunting Shotgun. A 1071 None Muzzleloader

C1800 English Ward Single Barrel 15 Bore Muzzle Loading Single Barrel Flintlock Sporting / Hunting Shotgun. A 1071 - A 1071

This is a single barrel flintlock shotgun in English form made C1800. It has a 33 ½” round steel barrel & measures 49” overall. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. Has inlaid gold bands, inlaid roundel and inlaid gold cartouche at the breech. It has all original walnut stock which has knocks bumps and bruises to be expected with age and use. The shoulder stock has a period fitted padded leather recoil pad riveted to the wood. It has a steel butt plate with extended tang, steel trigger guard with extended tang & acanthus bud finial & steel cock. The steel lock plate is signed by the maker ‘Ward’ (there were several gunmakers name Ward working in both London & the Provinces during the flintlock era). The shotgun is complete with steel ramrod. It’s cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading flintlock shotgun no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of collection or display. A 1071

£695.00