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A pair of 12-bore sidelock ejector guns by Watson Bros, no. 6025/6 In their brass-mounted oak and leather case image 1
A pair of 12-bore sidelock ejector guns by Watson Bros, no. 6025/6 In their brass-mounted oak and leather case image 2
Lot 167S2

A pair of 12-bore sidelock ejector guns by Watson Bros, no. 6025/6
In their brass-mounted oak and leather case

4 December 2013, 14:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £8,500 inc. premium

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A pair of 12-bore sidelock ejector guns by Watson Bros, no. 6025/6

The toplevers, ribs and forend-tips numbered '1' and '2', treble-grip action-bodies, best scroll engraving, virtually full renewed hardening-colour, well-figured replacement stocks, the replacement barrels (by the makers) engraved Watson Bros., 61 Pall Mall, St James's, London with game-ribs
Weight 6lb. 15oz. (No. 1) and 6lb. 14oz. (No. 2), 14½in. stock (No. 1) and 14 3/8in. stock (No. 2), 28in. barrels, approx. ¼ & 3/8 choke (No. 1) and I.C. & ¼ choke (No. 2), 2½in. chambers, London nitro proof
In their brass-mounted oak and leather case

Footnotes

The makers have kindly confirmed that the guns were completed in 1889 and that they replaced the barrels in 1980

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