!!!!!SOLD!!!!! Antonio Rincon 1/3 Scale Joseph Manton Double Barrel Take Down Flintlock Shotgun Cased With Accessories Pictured In the Book “The Art Of Miniature Firearms On Page 86! !!!!!SOLD!!!!!

!!!!!SOLD!!!!!  This is a 1/3 scale Joseph Manton double barrel take down flintlock shotgun made by Antonio Rincon of Columbia, (the country!).  15 7/16″ long overall with 10″ hook breech barrels of .214″ bore.  Browned steel barrels & tang.  The completely functional locks with French style cocks & semi-rainproof flash pans are steel finished in the white except for the blued frizzen springs.  Both hammers have half & full cock.  Steel barrel wedge & triggers are also finished in the white.  The stock ramrod thimble, triggerguard with pineapple shaped finial, and buttplate are silver & beautifully engraved.  Beautiful one piece tiger striped walnut stock.  Sugar maple ramrod with an ebony tip.  The top rear of the barrel rib marked “ANTONIO RINCON G.  1994”.   Accessories include a silver powder flask with brass top, a silver priming flask with brass top, a walnut handled adjustable powder measure, a mainspring vice finished in the white, a walnut handled screwdriver, a brass two piece oil bottle, & a three piece walnut & brass cleaning rod.  Complete with the original Rincon hinged top Columbian mahogany case with no latch.  The interior English fit & lined in a green cloth.  The shotgun is in excellent condition with the barrels starting to turn a plum/brown patina.  The two silver flask show significant tarnish on one side & some minor corrosion staining on the tops.  The mainspring vice, screwdriver, & cleaning rod are near mint.  The adjustable powder measure shows some minor corrosion staining to the brass, as does the brass oil bottle.  The case is near mint.  Miniature shotguns are seldom seen in miniature, & especially a double barrel flintlock!  Possibly one-of-a-kind.  Featured on page 86 of the book “The Art Of Miniature Firearms”.  Stock # CK-228.  !!!!!SOLD!!!!!

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