A Very Good Double Barrelled 14 bore Percussion Sporting Gun

Ref: 538

Price: £2,750

Maker: John Blissett, s/n 3588

Date: circa 1855

With 30 inch browned twist sighted barrels signed on the top rib “JOHN BLISSETT, 322 HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON”, tang engraved with floral scrolls, flat locks engraved en suite with dolphin hammers, figured walnut half stock finely chequered on forend and at the wrist, shield shaped escutcheon with owner’s initials in script F. G., steel mounts with strong traces of original bluing including engraved butt plate, trigger guard bow depicting a hunting dog and pineapple finials to the trigger plate and ramrod entry pipe, brass mounted ramrod with charge extraction screw. London proof marks.