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Lot 159S2

A pair of 12-bore 'Best Quality' sidelock ejector guns by William Powell & Son, No. 10574/5
In their brass-mounted oak and leather case (handle detached)

4 December 2013, 14:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £3,500 inc. premium

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A pair of 12-bore 'Best Quality' sidelock ejector guns by William Powell & Son, No. 10574/5

The toplevers, ribs and forend-tips numbered '1' and '2' in gold, the treble-grip action-bodies with border-scroll engraving, hardening-colour, well-figured stocks with horn butt-plates, the barrels with game-ribs engraved William Powell & Son, 35 Carrs Lane, Birmingham (No. 1), replacement barrels (No. 2)
Weight 6lb. 6oz.(No. 1) 6lb. 5oz. (No. 2), 14 5/8in. pulls (14 3/8in. stocks), 29in. barrels, approx. I.C. & 3/8 choke (No. 1) and I.C. & ½ choke (No. 2), 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proof
In their brass-mounted oak and leather case (handle detached)

Footnotes

The makers have kindly confirmed that the guns were completed in 1899

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