(A) E & G HIGHAM 4 BORE HAMMER SINGLE BARREL BALL AND SHOT GUN

(A) E & G HIGHAM 4 BORE HAMMER SINGLE BARREL BALL AND SHOT GUN Barrel of Nock form is engraved “E & G Higham” “9 Ranelagh Street” “Liverpool” on Nock form. Bolster on right side of barrel is engraved “Charge 9 drs. No. 6 Powder and Ball for Elephant, Rhinoceros, and Other Pachyderms”. Bolster on left side of barrel is engraved “Charge 7 drs No. 6 Powder and 4 oz. Shot for Lion, Leopard, and Personal Defence”. Single standing express rear sight with gold line is dovetailed through oval shaped soldered-on block base. Silver bead front sight with flip-up enameled night bead is longitudinally dovetailed into matching block at muzzle. Bottom of barrel is stamped with London black powder proofs for 6 bore. Barrel flats and removable extractor slide are stamped with serial number. Massive case hardened action with Jones underlever has rounded bar. Peninsula back action rebounding right hand lock with large serpentine hammer is engraved “E & G Higham”. Action, lockplate, and hammer have about 30% coverage of nicely executed English scroll engraving. Trigger guard has some scroll engraving with SN on tang which extends to engraved steel grip cap. Dense, streaked and lightly fiddle figured European walnut full pistol grip buttstock measures 14 - 5/8" over Silvers type pad mounted to remnants of older buttplate or pad with large widow’s peak. There is a vacant silver oval and sling eye on toe line. Multi-point pattern flattop checkering is at approximately 18 LPI. Full forend has horn tip with matching checkering, and fastens to barrel with side nail through engraved steel escutcheons. Accompanied by 4 brass No. 4 casings with W.W. Greender, J&W Tolley, and Charles Daly headstamps. CONDITION: Excellent, as professionally refurbished. Barrel retains nearly all of good quality re-black. Action retains all of a correctly colored re-case hardening. Engraving has been picked up. Stocks retain virtually all of a hand rubbed oil finish. Wood is very slightly under metal. Checkering has been re-cut. Action is tight. Barrel is on face, touching breech face at bottom, with a glimmer of light visible at top. Bore is good, with some striations and pitting. This really neat gun handles and balances surprisingly well, and should be lots of fun to shoot. Name Value Accessories Casings Barrel Length 18" Chamber 4" Drop at Comb Approx. 2" Drop at Heel Approx. 2- 1/2" FFL Status Antique Gauge 4 Bore Internal Bore Diameter .910 Length of Pull 14 - 5/8" Manufacturer E&G Higham Model Stopping Gun Weight 12 lbs Serial Number 2977, Name, Value, Accessories, Casings, Barrel Length, 18", Chamber, 4", Drop at Comb, Approx. 2", Drop at Heel, Approx. 2- 1/2", FFL Status, Antique, Gauge, 4 Bore, Internal Bore Diameter, .910, Length of Pull, 14 - 5/8", Manufacturer, E&G Higham, Model, Stopping Gun, Weight, 12 lbs, Serial Number, 2977

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