This antique double barrel percussion shotgun is stocked in maple and trimmed in iron furniture. The maple stock is likely a very old restock. The barrels have a silvery gray patina, while the locks and furniture have aged to a dark brown. The stock has a scattered handling marks typical of firearms that have been handled for 100+ years. Modern nipples have been installed on this shotgun. Trigger reach is 13-7/8/4" and 13-1/8" to fit today's average size shooter. Weight is 7.1 pounds.

The 13 gauge, .713" diameter by 30" long Damascus barrels have frosted bores with a few scattered pits visible. They should be very shootable. The right hand barrel has a visible dent 8-3/4" behind the muzzle. We suggest our 13 gauge wands and cards for this shotgun. The barrels have a silvery brown finish with the Damascus pattern slightly visible. The ribs are solid with no loose solder. A brass bead is set in the rib 1/2" behind the muzzles. The bottom of the barrels are marked with Birmingham, England 14 gauge proof marks.

The maple stock displays attractive figure and is stained to a dark brown with golden undertones. The stock shows scattered dings and scratches from over a century of handling and use. A shotgun buttplate is fitted to the stock with a long stepped engraved comb. The long tang of the hooked breech is decorated with a small amount of scroll engraving. The triggerguard is also scroll engraved and is retained with four screws on the grip rail. None of the screws on this shotgun have the slots aligned, which would have been the practice. No cheek is carved on the stock, allowing it to be shot by a right or left handed shooter.

A single wedge key passes through nickel silver escutcheons inlet into the forearm of the stock to secure the barrel. The wedge key is captured to prevent loss. Removing the wedge key allows the hooked breech barrels to be removed from the stock. A long engraved skirted iron entry pipe and two iron ramrod pipes soldered to the barrel's under rib secure the wooden ramrod. The ramrod is a replacement, and it is fitted with a brass loading tip on the muzzle end and the opposite end remains blank. We recommend our sturdy bend rod #RAMROD-C-36-10 to service this shotgun.

The percussion locks are marked Mortimer and have the same dark brown patina as the furniture. The hammers and lock plates are decorated with the same scroll engraving as the rest of the furniture on the shotgun. The locks have has some alterations internally the hammers no longer align at the half cock and full cock notches. The left hand hammer will easily fire from the half cock position. The nipples are both modern hardened steel replacements to accept No. 11 percussion caps. The right hand nipple is .270-28 and the left hand is .260-28.

A serviceable antique double barrel muzzleloading shotgun with shootable bores. The stock does not have any cracks. This side-by-side muzzleloading shotgun shows its history. It would look great hanging above the fireplace or on the wall of the hunting cabin. It is sure to be a conversation piece! Order it for a ten day visual inspection. You will be delighted. Else if it does not fit you, return it in unfired condition for same-day refund. Postage is your only risk, when you order any one-of-a-kind gun from Track, whether new, used, or antique.