This classic North West Trade Gun has been stocked in walnut with a tacked cross design on the buttstock. The traditional styled trade gun hardware in a mixture of brass and iron furniture. This 20 gauge, .62 caliber, smooth bore flint fowling gun is light weight and handy due to the 32" octagon-to-round barrel. This unsigned Trade Gun is used, but has been well maintained, with a bright clean bore. Trigger reach is 13-1/2" to fit a larger or taller shooter. Weight is a modest 7.1 pounds.

The 32" barrel is tapered octagon, with a transition to sixteen flats, two wedding bands, and tapered round to the muzzle. The bore is .615" diameter, for our cast lead round ball and patch. We recommend our .595" pure lead round ball, patched with .015" Ox-Yoke patches, lubricated with Ox-Yoke Wonder Lube, for easy loading. We offer 20 gauge (.62 caliber) wads, cards, and shot for wing shooting. This trade gun does have a rear sight, which eliminates it from the NMLRA Trade Gun Match. The octagon-to-round barrel is nicely finished to silvery-gray. The finish has worn bright on frequently handled areas. A nickel silver blade spider front sight is soldered 2" behind the muzzle.

This North West Trade Gun is reddish brown with a satin finish. The stock has a few minor handling marks from field use. The furniture is a correct mixture of brass and iron. The traditional style square buttplate, serpent sideplate, and ramrod pipes are all made of brass, while the triggerguard is iron. The buttplate is secured with nails, one of the various traditional methods used to mount Trade Gun buttplates. The bottom view shows the large iron triggerguard with aged patina, which is correctly surface mounted. Two screws retain the rear of the triggerguard, and the inverted tang bolt in the front. The ramrod pipes are thin brass, with embossed grooves, much like the corrugations in cardboard, to give the pipes maximum strength against crushing or denting in hard use. The pipes allow the 3/8" ramrod to slide smoothly, to serve the barrel. The ramrod is fitted with a brass loading tip and opposite end is fitted with a 10-32 threaded brass tip for loading and cleaning accessories. The brass sideplate is cast in the form of a serpent, a traditional motif for the North West Gun. We believe that this stylized serpent sideplate evolved from the flat sideplates, embossed or engraved to resemble a serpent, found on Queen Anne and later English Sea Service muskets. Two lock bolts retain the sideplate and pass through the stock to engage the lock on the opposite side. The rear is a screw that retains the sideplate to the stock.

Sure-fire ignition is provided by the L&R Queen Anne flint lock. The plate is accented with a line border on the plate. The tail is stamped 1815 and the Fox in the Circle mark is stamped beneath the pan. The Fox in a Circle trade mark is commonly found on antique trade guns, and this ancient mark was a sign of quality. We strongly recommend our best 7/8" size English knapped flints for best performance in this lock. An essential element for fast ignition, the vent is centered on the pan, correctly positioned above the bottom of the pan, to serve as a window, centered on the heat of the incandescent flash. The single trigger provides a smooth release of the lock.

This used Trade Gun has been well maintained with a bright bore. It will be perfect for your next reenactment or hunting trip. 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.