Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2019 : Sale A1219 Lot 776
G. E. LEWIS AN IMPRESSIVE 8-BORE SINGLE-BARRELLED ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMER BIG GAME RIFLE, serial no. 8108,

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G. E. LEWIS
AN IMPRESSIVE 8-BORE SINGLE-BARRELLED ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMER BIG GAME RIFLE, serial no. 8108,
29in. heavy round black powder only barrel with 9 groove metford rifling, broad raised solid matt top rib with banner engraved 'G. E. LEWIS. 32. & 33. LOWER LOVEDAY ST. BIRMINGHAM. 8108', open sights with folding leaf sight, block-mounted bead fore-sight, Jones patent rotary underlever, dolls-head extension, carved percussion fence, rebounding back-action lock, unengraved action and furniture, the lockplate signed 'G. E. LEWIS', retaining much colour-hardening overall, 14 1/4in. pistolgrip stock with steel pistolgrip-cap and buttplate, fore-end with crosspin release catch, weight 18lb. 6oz.

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Estimate £12,000-16,000

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament