Fancy Left-Handed Gentleman's Hunting Rifle

[BigSkyRambler]

Trying to ID proofs on this 12 gauge European Hunting rifle. I'm thinking a gentleman's, possibly an officer's,  rifle, as there is no ramrod.  Probably had a bearer and loader. Any help with proofs appreciated.

[WKevinD]

I sure hope someone has more info about this piece.

Kevin

[BigSkyRambler]

Me too.

[Daryl]

I count 10 grooves. Pretty cool and thin walled muzzle.
Doesn't appear to have been  "filed" out.

[rich pierce]

There’s a chance it’s straight rifled. Large bore guns of that period often had fast twists. Very fast sometimes.

[BigSkyRambler]

Twist is a little more than 1:66.

[Pukka Bundook]

No ramrod means there is a decent chance it was used from a hunting pavillion Big Sky.
These were placed throughout the forest and game driven by them.  I don't think it's a target rifle, being that bore size and a thinnish barrel.
Very nice gun and if it was French, it would be Empire period with that trigger guard one would imagine.

Best,
R.

[BigSkyRambler]

Pukka. It does have several French attributes, as the Googleverse has shown. I see that upholstered cheekpiece on a number of hunting rifles, including some by LePage, but his guns are clearly marked. Do you know if proofs are French?

[Pukka Bundook]

Big Sjky,
No, I do not know any French proofs, but the buttplate with wrap around looks very French to me.