A traveler's takedown flintlock shotgun, Moulard Dufour à St. Etienne, circa 1790. Round barrel with a smooth bore in 14 mm calibre. Front sight missing. Patent hook breechblock. Finely engraved brass frame and forearm. Iron cock and pan cover. Signed on the bottom, "Par Brevet Linvintre Moulard Dufour à St. Etienne". Finely carved walnut butt stock with engraved brass furniture and a red gold escutcheon. Replacement wooden ramrod with horn tip. Length cm. Shotgun is quickly taken down. The barrel is loosened by removing the ramrod thimble, and may then b,

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