Durs Egg, London
With 29 inch twist barrels retaining traces of the original browning and signed ‘D. Egg/London’ in gold, the sunken rib with gold fore-sight, and gold-inlaid inscription “Labor ipse Voluptas” at the breech, case-hardened patent breeches each with two gold lines at the rear, and with flattened side rising to a raised moulding above the platinum-lined touch-hole, finely engraved grooved tang, signed engraved bevelled locks each with stepped tail, blued steel-spring, roller, gold-lined rainproof pan and much original blued finish on the internal working parts, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, padded leather-covered cheek-piece, finely engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard in the French style with added spur, spare side-nail screwed into the underside of the butt, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, and brass-mounted ramrod: in its green baize lined mahogany case, with accessories including a rare D. Egg patent powder-flask, the interior of the lid with maker’s trade label, and the exterior with flush-fitting carrying handle, London proof marks.