Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2018 : Sale A0318 Lot 1800
BOSS & CO. A 12-BORE J. THOMAS 1871 PATENT RECTANGULAR WEDGE BOLT TOPLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 3374,

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BOSS & CO.
A 12-BORE J. THOMAS 1871 PATENT 'RECTANGULAR WEDGE BOLT' TOPLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 3374,
30in. black powder only bold damascus barrels, rib engraved 'BOSS & CO. 73 ST. JAMES'S STREET. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, internally pitted and left wall at 18+, action incorporating John Thomas patent 3091 of 15th November 1871, carved percussion fences, offset toplever, rebounding sidelocks with dolphin hammers, signed Boss & Co., fine acanthus scroll engraving, brushed finish overall, 15in. highly-figured stock including 7/8in. leather covered recoil pad, fore-end with E. Hollis patent release lever, patent no. 953 of 1873, weight 7lb. 2oz.

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Estimate £700-900

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act