Lot 186S2
A pair of 12-bore (2¾in) sidelock ejector guns by W. Evans, no. 7037/8 In a W. Evans brass-mounted leather case
1 December 2009, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £6,600 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA pair of 12-bore (2¾in) sidelock ejector guns by W. Evans, no. 7037/8
The toplevers and ribs numbered '1' and '2' in gold, treble-grip action-bodies with best bouquet and foliate-scroll engraving, highly-figured stocks (No. 1 a replacement, No. 2 with wooden butt-plate), the replacement barrels with game-ribs spuriously engraved William Evans, 67A St. James's Street, London
Weight 6lb. 11oz. (No. 1) and 6lb. 7¾oz. (No. 2), 14¼in. stock (No. 1) and 14¼in. pull (13¾in. stock) (No. 2), 28in. barrels, approx. I.C. & 5/8 choke (No. 1) and I.C. & ½ choke (No. 2), 2¾in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proof
In a W. Evans brass-mounted leather case
Weight 6lb. 11oz. (No. 1) and 6lb. 7¾oz. (No. 2), 14¼in. stock (No. 1) and 14¼in. pull (13¾in. stock) (No. 2), 28in. barrels, approx. I.C. & 5/8 choke (No. 1) and I.C. & ½ choke (No. 2), 2¾in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proof
In a W. Evans brass-mounted leather case
Footnotes
The ejectors require regulating