Whatley Flintlock Fowling Piece with Relief Carved Stock | Detailed Overview

The flat, beveled lock plate is signed "Whately" at the center and has a frizzen roller, border and scroll engraving, and a goose-neck cock. The smoothbore, multi-stage barrel has silver blade front sight with tear drop base, "crown/P" and "crown/V" proof marks flaking an "HH" maker's mark, and light engraving at the breech. The standing breech has a dished rear sight. The furniture is brass and includes some light engraving, nicely shaped finials, pierced armorial designs on the wrist escutcheon, pierced hunting theme design with dogs, game, and a hunter on the side plate. There is raised relief carving around the upper tang and brass inventory tag on the butt marked "562." Provenance: The Malcolm B. Troup, Captain, US Army, Retired Collection