Richmond Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun

$3,500.00

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Richmond Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun

 

A fine Richmond-made double barrel percussion shotgun retaining a pleasing dark brown patina to the steel. The barrels are smooth with good tone, accompanied by sling swivels at the muzzle and trigger guard.

 

Both lockplates are clearly marked S. SUTHERLAND, a known Richmond, Virginia maker working during the antebellum period. The left lock shows evidence of a period repair, with a nail driven into the stock overlapping the rear edge of the lockplate—an honest and stable field repair consistent with use.

 

The high-combed buttstock features a circular patchbox on the right side with a brass frame and steel lid, lightly engraved with a simple scroll motif. The wooden ramrod channel is present, though the original metal-tipped ramrod is now absent.

 

Overall, this is a strong and attractive example of a Southern double barrel fowler, representative of Richmond production in the antebellum era and retaining desirable maker-marked locks.

 

Inventory Number: RIF 342

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