Victorian, c1870 16 Bore Single Barrel Muzzle Loading Percussion Hammer Shotgun By Charles Osborne of London. Sn - 21733 Victorian, c1870 16 Bore Single Barrel Muzzle Loading Percussion Hammer Shotgun By Charles Osborne of London. Sn - 21733 16 GAUGE Muzzleloader

This is a Victorian single barrel 16 bore percussion shotgun by the famous maker Charles Osborne. Charles Osborne commenced trading under his own name in around 1845 in Lichfield Street, Birmingham but by 1855 he was in Whittall Street, Birmingham where he maintained premises right up until 1928 when the business was acquired by Skimin & Wood. The shotgun has 30” damascus steel barrel which has an octagonal breech 10 inches long with 2 ornate collars before forming into a tapered round barrel with a bead foresight. The shotgun measures 49” overall. The fine damascus barrel is Birmingham proofed to 16 Bore barrel and has a blow-out platinum plug at the breech with engraving to the top of the hooked breech plug. The barrel is stamped underneath with AGNES PATENT and No 20 which is probably the gun number. The bore is smooth with staining and residue due to use. The shotgun has its original walnut stock which is in excellent condition with just a minor bumps and bruises at the fore end. The stock is chequered at the wrist and fore end and is fitted with a horn tip at the front if the fore end. The steel butt plate, tang, trigger guard, breech & hammers have finely engraved decoration with a pineapple finial at the front of the trigger guard. The wrist is inlaid with void oval German silver escutcheon. Both side plates have the makers named Chas Osborne engraved on them. The lock side plates are finely engraved with scrollwork with the makers name Chas Osborne engraved on them. The shotgun is fitted with bead foresight and has its original black ebony wooden ramrod with brass end caps and is fitted with a worm. The weapon cocks & dry fires as it should. Price includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique percussion shotgun no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21733