Product Details
W. & C. SCOTT & SON
A 10-BORE (2 7/8IN.) 'THE MONTE CARLO B' SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR LIVE PIGEON GUN, serial no. 70528,
for 1900, 30in. nitro 'Special Steel B' barrels with tapered raised wave cut rib, engraved 'SCOTT'S IMPROVED BOLT', in an oval at the breech end, the tubes engraved 'W. & C. SCOTT & SON. "THE MONTE CARLO B". 78. SHAFTESBURY AVENUE. LONDON. ENGLAND.', 2 7/8in. chambers, bored approx. 3/4 and full choke, large rounded bar treble-grip action with W.M. Scott and T. Baker patent gas check gas vents, patent no. 617 of 1882, automatic safety with engraved 'SAFE' detail, fine acanthus scroll engraving, the lockplates with oval vignettes of pigeon in flight, retaining traces of original colour-hardening and finish, 13 3/4in. figured semi-pistolgrip stock including 3/4in. rubber recoil pad, fore-end with Scott 1876 patent release lever, weight 10lb. 1oz.
Literature: In the book 'The History of W. & C. Scott Gunmakers' by John A Crawford and Patrick G. Whately, the Monte Carlo B is described as being Scott's most popular hammerless sidelock and a great favourite of competition shooters, often made in the form of a pigeon gun, though game and wildfowl versions were also available
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Estimate £3,500-4,500
Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament