Circa 1870. With finely etched twist barrels inlaid ''WROUGHT FINE SILVER TWIST'' in gold on the rib, single gold-inlaid line at the breech, and bead front sight. Casehardened breeches each with pierced plug, engraved with a decorative panel on the rib between, and with original brass-mounted ramrod with worm retained by three ramrod pipes beneath the barrels. The underside of the barrels with maker’s mark of Sauer of Suhl. Casehardened standing breeches with long top strap and side locks each signed ''ONION & WHEELOCK'' behind the hammer, the left lock with a silver inlaid fox and the right plate with a silver inlaid running stag, the hammers each of dolphin form with silver inlaid eyes. Furniture including casehardened trigger guard with a silver inlaid figure of a hunter armed with a percussion gun raising his hat on the bow. The standing breech, locks, hammers and furniture each engraved with scrollwork bordered by silver inlaid lines. Finely figured walnut straight hand half-stock with checkered grip and forearm, the underside of the butt with blank shield shaped silver initial escutcheon. With modern lined and fitted wooden case. Provenance: The Malcolm King Collection