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Classic Cape Gun 12 ga/.54 approx SN:1491Signed J Hayton on locks, illegible inscription on barrels

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Classic Cape Gun 12 ga/.54 approx SN:1491Signed J Hayton on locks, illegible  inscription on barrels
Classic Cape Gun 12 ga/.54 approx SN:1491Signed J Hayton on locks, illegible inscription on barrels, right barrel is 12 ga smoothbore, left barrel is rifled, gun measures 46 1/2" overall, barrel group is 30". The barrel shows a wide reinforced ribwith 5-leaf rear sights and graduations all the way to the front sight which is a Marked South African feature as they paid militia men for such sighted arms. The gun is #1491 on the trigger guard, the metal surfaces aregood with light to moderate scattered erosion and pitting. The stocks are fair with some losses and dings, mars, refinishing over the losses which are not slightly. The ramrod is an old replacement. he actions are good andworking. A favorite of the early African settlers, especially South Africa and Rhodesia.