with tapering sighted barrel retained by nine brass bands (one split, small dents), standing back-sight, iron tang overlaid with an engraved silver plaque (a small portion missing), East Indian Company lock of regulation type engraved with rampant iron, pairs of incised lines and fitted with ring-neck cock, full stock sparsely inlaid with small shaped ivory plaques over the fore-end and about the tang, the latter enriched with minute brass nails, rounded butt previously fitted with a fabric grip (missing) retained by domed copper nails, inlaid with further dense geometric designs in ivory, engraved iron trigger-guard and iron ramrod, probably the original, 88.5 cm barrel