FINE T. HENSHAW BRITISH FLINTLOCK FOWLER.

FINE T. HENSHAW BRITISH FLINTLOCK FOWLER. Cal. About 8 bore. Scarce early British fowler with 60″ swamped rnd bbl, 75-1/2″ overall with beautiful gold demon face front sight. It has an early Brown Bess style lockplate about 7″ long, slightly curved with a long teat and rounded gooseneck hammer with bridled frizzen & maker’s name in front of hammer. Mounted in what appears to be a 1-pc walnut stock with four keys and brass furniture. Bottom of forestock has three brass guides containing a horn tipped, very old replacement wood ramrod & a small Brown Bess style nosepipe with a large brass sideplate that has light engraving patterns. Stock has raised side panels with raised carved decorative leaf pattern around top tang and an early Brown Bess style buttstock with large acorn shaped thumbplate and smooth buttplate with 3-stepped tang. Both sides of butt & bottom of stock are branded in a total of six places “IL”. Trigger guard is smooth & plain with a worn pineapple finial & a break through the tang screw. Left top flat of bbl has three British proofs. This is a fine example of a late 1700’s British fowler. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl retains an even cleaned silver/brown patina with fine pitting over most of surfaces. Lockplate & hammer are a smooth cleaned patina with some fine surface rust. Stock has a crack & a break on bottom in front of trigger guard with some repaired damage & small slivers missing from forestock. Overall retains a medium dark hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, dark bore. 4-35995 JR515 (10,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2708	$11,500.00	FINE T. HENSHAW BRITISH FLINTLOCK FOWLER. Cal. About 8 bore. Scarce early British fowler with 60″ swamped rnd bbl, 75-1/2″ overall with beautiful gold demon face front sight. It has an early Brown Bess style lockplate about 7″ long, slightly curved with a long teat and rounded gooseneck hammer with bridled frizzen & maker’s name in front of hammer. Mounted in what appears to be a 1-pc walnut stock with four keys and brass furniture. Bottom of forestock has three brass guides containing a horn tipped, very old replacement wood ramrod & a small Brown Bess style nosepipe with a large brass sideplate that has light engraving patterns. Stock has raised side panels with raised carved decorative leaf pattern around top tang and an early Brown Bess style buttstock with large acorn shaped thumbplate and smooth buttplate with 3-stepped tang. Both sides of butt & bottom of stock are branded in a total of six places “IL”. Trigger guard is smooth & plain with a worn pineapple finial & a break through the tang screw. Left top flat of bbl has three British proofs. This is a fine example of a late 1700’s British fowler. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl retains an even cleaned silver/brown patina with fine pitting over most of surfaces. Lockplate & hammer are a smooth cleaned patina with some fine surface rust. Stock has a crack & a break on bottom in front of trigger guard with some repaired damage & small slivers missing from forestock. Overall retains a medium dark hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, dark bore. 4-35995 JR515 (10,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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