Fine Modern & Antique Arms - July 2023 : Sale A0723 Lot 1505
WILLIAM POWELL & SON A 20-BORE 1864 PATENT BAR-IN-WOOD LIFT-UP TOPLEVER ROTATING SINGLE BOLT SNAP-ACTION HAMMERGUN, serial no. 5881,

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WILLIAM POWELL & SON
A 20-BORE 1864 PATENT BAR-IN-WOOD LIFT-UP TOPLEVER ROTATING SINGLE BOLT SNAP-ACTION HAMMERGUN, serial no. 5881,
circa 1874, 28in. replacement nitro reproved barrels, rib engraved 'WILLIAM POWELL & SON. 35 CARR'S LANE. BIRMINGHAM', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/2 choke, William Powell patent lift-up toplever, patent no. 1163 of 7th May 1864, use number 1761, bar-in-wood, carved percussion fences, broad strikers with Powell 1869 patent 'loaded' indicators, rebounding locks with flat-sided hammers, border and partial acanthus scroll engraving, 14 1/4in. figured stock with steel buttplate, weight 5lb. 12oz.



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Estimate £800-1,200

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