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Lot 131S2

The parts of six guns by T. Horsley & Son

8 December 2010, 14:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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The parts of six guns by T. Horsley & Son

The action, stock and forend of a T. Horsley 1863 patent 12-bore bar-in-wood sidelock hammer gun, no. 1487
The action incorporating T. Horsley pull-back toplever patent no. 2410 of 1st October 1863, non-rebounding sidelocks (left defective) with foliate-scroll engraving, stock (cracked through head) with polished steel butt-plate, the skeletal action-bar enclosing the bar-in-wood at the forend knuckle
14 7/8in. pull (14¾in. stock)
The action, stock and forend of a 12-bore hammer gun, no. 2838
Toplever, rebounding backlocks with foliate-scroll engraving, stock with steel butt-plate (horn forend-tip missing)
14 5/8in. pull (14½in. stock)
The action, stock and forend of a 12-bore hammer gun, no. 3057
Jones patent rotary-underlever, non-rebounding hammers with some foliate-scroll engraving, percussion fences, (trigger-guard tang repaired), replacement stock with steel butt-plate, forend with replacement wooden tip
14 7/8in. pull (14¾in. stock)
The action, stock and forend only of a 12-bore hammer gun
No serial number visible
Jones patent rotary-underlever, rebounding backlocks with some foliate-scroll engraving, stock with heel-and-toe plates, horn-tipped forend
14½in. stock
The action, stock and forend only of a 12-bore single-barrelled hammer gun, no. 3067
Sidelever, non-rebounding backlock with border and foliate-scroll engraving, stock (damaged at toe) with steel butt-plate, lever-latch forend
13 5/8in. pull (13½in. stock)
The action, stock and forend only of a .410 single-barrelled hammer gun, no. 2908
Converted from a .360 rook-rifle
Toplever, rebounding backlock with some foliate-scroll engraving, figured stock with pistolgrip, engraved pistolgrip-cap and steel butt-plate, horn-capped forend
14 3/8in. pull (14 1/8in. stock)
And the major parts of a 12-bore sidelock non-ejector gun by P. Horsley, no. 8133/6850
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