Product Details
HARKOM & SON
A 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 2268,
29in. damascus nitro barrels, the breech ends with feathered bordering and the rib engraved 'JOSEPH HARKOM & SON. 30 GEORGE STREET. EDINBURGH' (pitted), 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/4 choke, Boss improved patent single-trigger, patent no. 22894 of 26th November 1894, treble-grip action with characteristic Harkom crescentic dolls-head extension, slender fences with fine ropework bordering, diminutive toplever engraved '1', automatic safety with enamelled gold 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, best fine acanthus scroll engraving with ropework borders, the lockplates with the makers name in a scrolling banner, retaining traces of original colour-hardening, 15 1/2in. figured replacement stock, weight 6lb. 12oz.
Provenance: The vendor has kindly provided us with the following information:
"I believe the gun was purchased by my husband's grandfather, John Alexander Morrison, who bought West Fenton Farm (East Lothian) around 1916."
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Estimate £2,500-3,500
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