Product Details
E. BERNARD (LIEGE)
A 12-BORE HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR PIGEON GUN, serial no. 33577, with extra barrels,
29 3/4in. Boehler antinit-steel nitro barrels with broad tapered raised matt rib, engraved 'E. BERNARD. LIEGE' at the breech end, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. full choke in both;
29 1/2in. Boehler antinit-steel nitro barrels with broad raised tapered matt rib, engraved 'E. BERNARD. LIEGE' at the breech end, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/2 choke, some internal pitting, lumps possibly rebrazed;
broad bolstered treble-grip action with hidden third bite, side-clips and removable striker discs, manual safety with gold-inlaid 'S' detail, hand-detachable lockplates, cocking-indicators, articulated front trigger, the action, lockplates and furniture profusely engraved with acanthus scrollwork with crosshatch and beaded bordering, some rust spotting, 14in. weighted figured stock, replacement fore-end wood, weight 8lb. 2oz. (full choke barrels) and 7lb. 15oz. (extra barrels), in a lightweight leather case with provision for both sets of barrels
Exhibited: Manuel Lopo de Carvalho Collection
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Estimate £1,000-1,500
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act