Sealed Bid Auction - January 2018 : Sale S0118 Lot 3320 - S2
THOMAS HORSLEY 12-BORE 1863 PATENT PULL-BACK TOPLEVER SNAP-ACTION BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMERGUN, serial no. 1701,

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THOMAS HORSLEY 12-BORE 1863 PATENT PULL-BACK TOPLEVER SNAP-ACTION BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMERGUN, serial no. 1701, 29 1/2in. sleeved nitro barrels, the rib engraved 'THOMAS HORSLEY. MAKER. YORK. PATENT 2410. & 1138', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, Horsley patent action incorporating barrel bolting patent No. 2410 of 1st October 1863 and retracting striker patent No. 1138 of 17th April 1867, carved teardrop fences, rebounding sidelocks with carved hammers, the breasts of the hammers with spurs operating striker retracting cams, border and acanthus scroll engraving, 14 1/4in. stock (with a patchwork of repairs around the action), weight 6lb. 10oz.

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Estimate £300-500

S2