Can anyone help i.d. this muzzle loading shot gun, i believe its a 20ga, no real identifying marks. thanks in advance HC
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Can anyone help i.d. this muzzle loading shot gun, i believe its a 20ga, no real identifying marks. thanks in advance HC
I'll be interested to see what others say. The castings look Spanish, but that is a real guess.
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With that straight trigger and the engraving I would almost ay it's French but without a good set of proof marks it's just a guess.
That's a tough one! Any hint of rifling in the bore? Could it have once been a rifle then reamed or simply worn to smoothbore? The front trigger plate/guard almost shows a hint of fleur de lis which could be French. Then the top of the butt plate engraving shows a hint of a thistle motif- Scottish??
Who knows?
Trust but verify the honeyguide
Looks like a parts gun. English buttplate, early french trigger guard, curly maple stock.
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