Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2016 : Sale A0316 Lot 1407 - S2
J. WOODWARD & SONS A 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 6437,

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J. WOODWARD & SONS
A 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 6437,
29in. Whitworth-steel nitro chopperlump barrels, rib gold-inlaid '2' and engraved 'JAMES WOODWARD & SONS. 64. ST. JAMES'S STREET. LONDON. S.W. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/4 choke, arcaded fences, removable striker discs, toplever gold-inlaid '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, best fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, the makers name in elaborate cartouches on the lockplates, brushed bright finish, 15in. well-figured stock with leather cheekpad and including 7/8in. ebonite extension, weight 6lb. 14oz., in a C.G. Bonehill brass-cornered leather case

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in 1919 with 29in. barrels for a J.E. Stirling.

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Estimate £4,000-6,000

S2