a percussion sporting gun by cook, bath, circa 1800 converted from flintlock, with two-stage Spanish barrel stamped with the gold-lined marks of Juan Esteban Bustindui of Eibar (Neue Støckel 124 and 130) within a series of decorative marks at the breech, chiselled and gilt with a band of acanthus at the girdle (light pitting fore-sight missing), stepped bevelled lock signed on a scroll, figured walnut half-stock (fore-end cracked), tutenag mounts including pierced stepped side-plate, trigger-guard with acorn finial, butt-plate pierced en suite with the side-plate, vacant silver escutcheon, and horn fore-end cap 82cm; 32 1/8in barrel John Cook is recorded at Kingsmead Street, Bath, circa 1797-1839.