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Lot 229

A Cased 13-Bore Pin-Fire D.B. Sporting Gun
By W.J. Harvey of Exeter, No. 4505, Circa 1865

17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £1,250 inc. premium

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A Cased 13-Bore Pin-Fire D.B. Sporting Gun
By W.J. Harvey of Exeter, No. 4505, Circa 1865

With re-browned damascus twist sighted barrels indistinctly signed in full along the rib, foliate scroll engraved tang, foliate scroll engraved flat locks signed in gothic script and decorated respectively with blackcock and pheasants in landscapes, foliate scroll engraved action, rotary under-lever and mounts (worn), figured butt with chequered grip, chequered detachable fore-end with replacement horn tip, and vacant silver escutcheon (some wear overall): in contemporary mahogany case fitted and lined in pigskin with some accessories including James Dixon & Sons brass decapping tool, steel 12-bore cartridge sizer, powder-measure, cleaning rod and other items, the interior of the lid with illustrated trade label of William Rochester Pape of circa 1857-70, the exterior with vacant shield-shaped brass escutcheon, one side with recessed folding carrying handle, and with its leather travelling cover (worn, one flap missing), London proof marks
76 cm. barrels

Footnotes

William James Harvey is recorded in Exeter, Devon, between 1858 and 1870

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