Product Details
BOSS & CO.
A PAIR OF 12-BORE EASY-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 5739 /40,
29in. nitro chopperlump barrels (No.2 re-proofed in 1993), ribs engraved 'BOSS & CO. 13, DOVER STREET, PICCADILLY, LONDON. W.', and gold-inlaid '1' and '2' at the breech ends, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 choke in all, wall thicknesses below recommended minimum, right bore dimension marginal, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', removable striker discs, automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, rolled-edge triggerguards, best engraving of acanthus scrollwork and floral bouquets, retaining traces of original colour-hardening, 15 1/4in. stocks, No.1 a replacement and insert repair to top horn, No.2 including 3/4in. wooden extension, fore-end woods with insert repairs, weight 6lb. 8oz. (No.1) and 6lb. 10oz. (No.2), in their brass-cornered oak and leather case
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this pair was completed in February 1910 for a W.B. Loyd
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Estimate £12,000-16,000
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