Nice looking shotgun! I imagine it is a real pleasure to shoot - it looks like it just "melt" into your arms. I love flint. I've built several custom flint rifles and have a Fusil de Chase - 20 gauge. It's a sweet shooting gun - either round ball or shot. I've taken some ducks with it and it was a thrill to "hit them on the wing". For some reason, people think that flintlocks are a mystery and cantankerous - couldn't be further from the truth. A good flinter with a touchhole properly placed in relation to the pan can provide super fast ignition. In fact, I'd much rather shoot a flinter - either rifle or smoothbore - than a caplock and expecially more than those new fangled cartridge guns. Your friend has a beautiful piece - thanks so much for sharing ti with us. I hope he lets you shoot it as well?!
