With three stage octagonal to round barrel, stamped with Birmingham proofs, ramrod fitted to the side of the barrel and underslung bayonet, foliate engraved tang, stepped, bevelled lock signed "WHEELER & SON’ fitted with a sliding safety catch and decorated with foliage, half-stocked in walnut, cut with a band of chequering at the wrist and vacant shield shaped escutcheon, beautifully engraved brass furniture comprising foliate engraved butt-plate, trigger guard decorated with a flower on the bow and pineapple finial, also fitted with bayonet release catch. A lovely gun.
WHEELER
Robert Gun and Pistol Warehouse, 16 Staining Lane, Cheapside, 1805-08. Probably the Birmingham gunmaker, 1799-1813, who became Robert Wheeler & Son, 1814-43 and marked guns ‘London’.
Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London 1350-1850. George Shumway Publishers, USA.
Dimensions:
Bore: N/A
Barrel Length: 12 Inches (30 cm)
Overall Length: 28 Inches (71.5 cm)