Summary
Single barrelled shotgun, 12 gauge .750. Twist steel barrel 31 3/4 in. (807 mm) long. Percussion.
Made by Samuel Nock, London, serial number 6661, circa 1830.
Physical Description
Gold breech band, beautifully browned, rib under barrel, brass tipped wooden ramrod. Side bar lock, patent pierced screw plug in vent under nipple, brass blade foresight. Walnut half stock tipped with horn, chequered at grip, silver monogram plate. mounts finely engraved with foliate scrolls and lock plate with hunting dogs and a heath grouse, trigger guard and butt tang with figure of shooter.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr William E. Cole, 23 Sep 1943
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Manufacturer
Samuel Nock (Gunsmiths), 43 Regent Circus, London, England, Great Britain, circa 1830
Samuel Nock at Regent Street address, 1823-1851. -
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Mr William E. Cole, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Inscriptions
Gold inlay at breech bears "crown/S. NOCK LONDON", stamped on lock "SAMUEL NOCK REGENT CIRCUS", on barrel "Samuel Nock Regent Circus Piccadilly London Gun Maker to His Majesty", under barrel "12" and London proof marks, numbered 6661.
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References
[Book] Penrose, Edgar H. 1949. Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Firearms in the Museum of Applied Science of Victoria. 161. 14.
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