ANTIQUE LONG GUN WITH CIRCA 1750 BARREL

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RARE AND UNUSUAL LONG GUN. MADE CIRCA 1840, MADE USING A MUCH OLDER HIGH QUALITY SLIM MATCHLOCK BARREL. THE BARREL OVER 45 INCHES LONG. HAS BEEN GIVEN AN ENGLISH STYLE DAMASCUS FINISH, BUT RETAINS MUCH OF THE ORIGINAL SILVER AND GOLD DECORATION TO THE MUZZLE. UN-SIGNED BACK ACTION LOCK. BRASS PATCH BOX TO THE BUTT. LOCK IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. FOR-STOCK HAS BEEN EXTENDED, AND THE EXTENDED PART WITH SOME WOOD LOSS. OTHERWISE VERY GOOD UNTOUCHED CONDITION OVERALL. BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN MADE FOR A BRITISH OFFICER SERVING IN INDIA. TAKEN HOME A GOOD QUALITY MATCHLOCK BARREL AND HAD IT MOUNTED IN ENGLAND CIRCA 1840