An 18-Bore French Flintlock Fowling-Piece By Laurent le Languedoc à Paris, dated 1716 With tapering barrel with sighting flat over most of its length and silver fore-sight, the breech section engraved with strapwork forming shaped panels, and on the upper side with the maker's double 'L' monogram, shaped tang finely engraved with scrollwork on a dotted ground, signed and dated flat lock with moulded border engraved with a scene of the chase, and with stepped tail and chiselled steel (cock expertly replaced), moulded figured walnut full stock (minor chips and cracks) carved in relief with scrolls and foliage at the barrel tang and rear ramrod-pipe, chiselled iron mounts, the side-plate involving an oval escutcheon engraved with owner's coronet and monogram, the butt-plate dated on the tang and engraved 'No. 9', four fluted ramrod-pipes, and iron-capped wooden ramrod (iron parts with areas of minor surface pitting) 46¼in. (117.5cm.) barrel
An 18-Bore French Flintlock Fowling-Piece By Laurent le Languedoc à Paris, dated 1716 With tapering barrel with sighting flat over most of its length and silver fore-sight, the breech section engraved with strapwork forming shaped panels, and on the upper side with the maker's double 'L' monogram, shaped tang finely engraved with scrollwork on a dotted ground, signed and dated flat lock with moulded border engraved with a scene of the chase, and with stepped tail and chiselled steel (cock expertly replaced), moulded figured walnut full stock (minor chips and cracks) carved in relief with scrolls and foliage at the barrel tang and rear ramrod-pipe, chiselled iron mounts, the side-plate involving an oval escutcheon engraved with owner's coronet and monogram, the butt-plate dated on the tang and engraved 'No. 9', four fluted ramrod-pipes, and iron-capped wooden ramrod (iron parts with areas of minor surface pitting) 46¼in. (117.5cm.) barrel
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