Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2018 : Sale A0318 Lot 1204
DANL. FRASER & CO. A FINE FAUSTI-ENGRAVED .375 H&H MAGNUM (RIMLESS) HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 5083,

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DANL. FRASER & CO.
A FINE FAUSTI-ENGRAVED .375 H&H MAGNUM (RIMLESS) HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 5083,
26in. nitro chopperlump barrels (London proofed 1990), sight rib engraved 'DANL. FRASER & CO. CROMARTY. BLACK ISLE. SCOTLAND', with open sights and folding leaf sight with gold-inlaid sight lines, ramp-mounted bead fore-sight, the breech end mounted with a Swarovski 1,25-4x24 Habicht telescopic sight, serial no. P663340186, in quickly-detachable mounts, the rings with ropework border engraving, the front ring finely engraved with a central thistle motif, action with side-bolsters, removable striker discs, elongated top tang, automatic safety, hand-detachable lockplates (internally signed Joseph Brazier Ashes) with gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, articulated front trigger, rolled-edge triggerguard, the action, lockplates and furniture finely carved in high relief with stylised scrolling acanthus and floral motifs on a dark matted background, the lockplates with finely engraved vignettes in bulino style of a leopard to the left and a lion to the right, the underside with a cape buffalo, the triggerplate signed 'FAUSTI G Creative Art', bright finish overall, 14 5/8in. well-figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, engraved steel pistolgrip-cap (with trap), sling swivels, including 5/8in. leather-covered recoil pad, beavertail fore-end, weight 10lb. 5oz. (unscoped) and 11lb. 13oz. (with scope), in its fitted leather case with canvas and leather outer cover

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Estimate £30,000-50,000

S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act