A French 25-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted D.B. Sporting GunThe Locks By Junker A Grumback, Late 18th/Early 19th CenturyWith two-stage barrels with two gilt lines around the muzzles and a gilt starburst around the silver fore-sight, part octagonal breeches each with oval gold-lined maker's stamp of Leclerc, probably Jean Nicholas (Neue Støckel 182), blued rib inscribed '..CANON ... TORDU ... FER ... ETOFEE ..' within a punched and gilt foliate border, the underside of the breeches indistinctly inscribed and stamped 'FERTOFEE' and 'TORDU' respectively, grooved border engraved tang, border engraved rounded locks (steels old replacements) signed in capitals, lightly engraved cocks, figured moulded half-stock carved with foliage in relief on the fore-end (minor old repair in front of the right lock), behind the barrel tang and at either end of the cheek-piece, mounts cast and chased with foliage in low relief, partly against finely punched grounds and comprising butt-plate of shaped outline bordered by rococo shells, the retaining screws each centred on an engraved garland, trigger-guard with scrolled tang and engraved with a hunting trophy and foliage on the bow, and with foliate finial, rear ramrod-pipe with terminal en suite, sling loop (the other missing), and horn-tipped ramrod 84.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:Juncker A Grumback appears to be unrecorded