Mid 1800's pin fire shotgun

[mowin]

I picked this up several years ago in a collection I purchased. 

Neat old 12g double shotgun made by the Joseph Manton co.  Unfortunately this was made well after Manton death in 1835, by his brother John.  Shotguns made by Joseph Manton are highly collectable and bring high dollars. 

Manton had some well know people working for him, including James Purdey  before he started his own company. 

I sold this in a auction few years ago for $850. 

 

[PraiseDiana]

Interesting! I never heard of pin fire cartridges until now.

[Splitear]

That is awesome!

[dbHunterNY]

that's different than your used to seeing.