Fine Modern & Antique Arms - December 2020 : Sale A1220 Lot 1472
J. ROBERTS & SON A FINE K.C. HUNT-ENGRAVED 12-BORE SELF-OPENING PINLESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 2247,

Product Details

J. ROBERTS & SON

A FINE K.C. HUNT-ENGRAVED 12-BORE SELF-OPENING PINLESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 2247,
27in. nitro chopperlump barrels (London proofed 1980) with raised rib engraved 'J. ROBERTS & SON. 5. KING STREET. LONDON. W.C.2.', the underside with 'MADE IN ENGLAND. 2247', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, Purdey/Beesley style self-opening action, removable striker discs marked 'L' and 'R', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, cocking-indicators, articulated front trigger, the action and furniture finely carved in high relief with stylised scrolling acanthus on a finely matted background, the pinless lockplates engraved with game scenes of French partridge and grouse in and over moorland settings, SIGNED 'K.C. HUNT', the underside with a lone woodcock in flight, the action bar and underside engraved 'J. ROBERTS & SON. LONDON.', the triggerguard with a gold-inlaid shield monogrammed 'BPS', the triggerguard tang relief engraved and gold-inlaid with the serial number, 14 3/4in. boldly-figured stock, the fore-end iron initialled 'T.B.' (for Terry Barrow), weight 6lb. 9oz., in its black leather lightweight case with green velveteen lining and complement of Roberts signed accessories

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Estimate £15,000-20,000

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