Hadley, LONDON
With 8 inch two stage octagonal to round slightly swamped barrel retaining about 30% of its original bluing with silver bead fore sight inlaid on a four point star, breech end with floral engraving and HADLEY LONDON on the top flat, London proof marks; tang engraved en suite; flat bevelled signed lock engraved with floral motifs, the cock engraved en suite; highly figured walnut full stock with carved shell behind the barrel tang; silver grotesque mask butt cap with Birmingham hallmarks for 1780, inlaid finely engraved ribbon side plate, vacant silver shell escutcheon, steel trigger guard with acorn finial engraved with a flower head on the bow, original horn tipped ram rod with worm.