French Flintlock Shotgun

[bioprof]

Seems like a neat shotgun, but out of my league price-wise. I thought you'd like to see it. Perhaps someone might try to replicate it.
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[shootemup]

Thanks for posting the pics, love to see original guns.
Spot

 

[Mike Brooks]

The carving sure looks Germanic. I'll bet it was built somewhere near the French/german border.

 

[torn moc]

Unique and very Nice...we have an auction comming up this weekend in West Virginia and there is a double flintlock listed....I am sure it will Break The Bank.. I just want to touch it!
maybe take a picture of it...

 

[Okwaho]

The carving sure looks Germanic. I'll bet it was built somewhere near the French/german border.

I saw this gun on the longrifle forum and thought the same thing.I wouldn't be at all be surprised if that gun came out of those Liege shops especially with that blustrate wrist/comb treatment.I haven't hit the books yet but I'm awfully suspicious of that forestock. Could that gun have been a full stock originally with that slanted rammer and the visible forward thimble appearing to be brazed directly to the barrel without a rib?In fact,were it not for the wood which appears to be French/European walnut and a couple of other details I could almost think this gun could be American.
Tom Patton