Grateful for any background history that can be offered on the maker and the gun.
It's a single barrel gun (with the rod underneath to push stuff down the barrel), 27mm bore (1 inch and a bit), made by William Smith, Princes Street London. Number 15XX. The barrel is very long (total gun length with stock about 60 inches). Engraving of a duck just leaving the marshes is on the side near the hammer.
As you can see from the description I know nothing about guns, but the owner doesn't know anything about the internet and doesn't speak English - so apologies for errors/omissions. I told him I'd just wikipedia it for the history(!) but I came up with nothing, so I'm hoping somebody here can offer some info re history etc.
Thanks very much
Ant
