Lot 380
A fine matched pair of 12-bore sidelock ejector guns by Boss no. 5426 & 5755 In a brass-mounted oak and leather case with canvas cover and makers trade-label
In a brass-mounted oak and leather case with canvas cover and makers trade-label (3)
23 November 2023, 15:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £23,040 inc. premium
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A fine matched pair of 12-bore sidelock ejector guns by Boss no. 5426 & 5755 In a brass-mounted oak and leather case with canvas cover and makers trade-label
Toplevers, ribs and forends engraved '1' and '2' in gold, best bouquet and foliate-scroll engraving, some hardening-colour, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, highly figured stocks (No. 2 with a repaired crack in the upper right horn), the barrels (No. 2 loose on the action) with game-ribs engraved 'Boss & Co., 73 St. James's Street, London.'
Weight 6lb. 11oz, 15in. stocks, 29in. barrels, both approx. I.C. & Cyl chokes, 2½in. chambers, London nitro reproof (No.1) and London nitro proof (No.2), (No. 2 left barrel-thickness at 20 thou)
In a brass-mounted oak and leather case with canvas cover and makers trade-label (3)
Weight 6lb. 11oz, 15in. stocks, 29in. barrels, both approx. I.C. & Cyl chokes, 2½in. chambers, London nitro reproof (No.1) and London nitro proof (No.2), (No. 2 left barrel-thickness at 20 thou)
In a brass-mounted oak and leather case with canvas cover and makers trade-label (3)
Footnotes
The makers have kindly confirmed that gun no. 5426 (No.1) was finished on the 29th February 1907 and gun No. 5755 (No.2) was finished on the 31st June 1909