First post to the wealth of knowledge out there in this forum. Is there anyone who can help me with this gun? Its made by J Sanders of Loughborough, England. I have found a Joseph Sanders gunmaker there who probably died in 1841, but its a breechloader, and the action also makes me suspect its a conversion from percussion - not easy or inexpensive, so unusual for a provincial gun. I havent any more photos as it belongs to a friend some distance away. The action is an unusually positioned sidelever without a snap action, but the barrel is also held in with crossbolt at the front of the action face - for removal of the barrels this needs pushing out. The small forend appears to have no use except for decoration. The action flats have "Joseph Smith patent" engraved with a use number (737). Again this patent is new to me.
Its an interesting piece which still shoots well with thick barrels.
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