Product Details
JOSEPH LANG & SON
A .475 NO.2 (3 1/2IN.) NITRO EXPRESS BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 13666,
24in. nitro reproved chopperlump barrels (converted from .450 calibre and reproofed in 1977), raised file cut rib with open sights and two folding leaf sights, marked 100, 200 and 300 and with white metal sight lines, ramped bead fore-sight with flip-up moonsight, the tubes engraved 'JOSEPH LANG & SON. 102 NEW BOND STREET. LONDON. W.', and with cartridge information overstamped to reflect new status '.475 No.2 3 1/2" CASE', '85 GRS CORDITE 480GRS BULLET', treble-grip action, removable striker discs, intercepting sears, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, fine acanthus scroll engraving with ornate stylised scroll bordering, brushed bright and reblued finish overall, 14 1/2in. well-figured pistolgrip stock (minor cracking at hand) with cheekpiece, pistolgrip-cap, sling eyes and including 7/8in. rubber recoil pad, bolstered fore-end with grip-catch release, weight 10lb. 6oz., in a relined brass-cornered oak and leather case
Exhibited: Manuel Lopo de Carvalho Collection
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Estimate £2,500-3,000
S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act