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Lot 149S2

A 12-bore (2in) boxlock ejector gun by Joseph Lang & Son, no. 17669

6 April 2011, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £1,140 inc. premium

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A 12-bore (2in) boxlock ejector gun by Joseph Lang & Son, no. 17669

The sides of the action-body with border engraving, figured stock, the barrels (loose on action), engraved Joseph Lang & Son, 7 Bury Street, St. James's, London, with game-rib engraved For 2 Inch Paper Cartridges Only
Weight 5lb. 5oz., 13¾in. stock, 28in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ¾ choke, 2in. chambers, London nitro proof

Footnotes

The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1943 for Lieutenant-Colonel Ian Frederick Cory Smith, XII Royal Lancers (1902-1978)

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