first punt gun I see with a front sight
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"A 1 1/4in. BREECH-LOADING PUNT-GUN, UNSIGNED, no visible serial number,
circa 1900, with brown painted 99 1/4in. barrel, ramp fore-sight, twin 'cotton-reel' side trunnions, dark walnut tiller butt opening on a swing-bolt, central pull-back cocking piece and guarded trigger, 110 1/2in. overall, with spare firing pin assembly and assembly tool"