Fine Modern & Antique Arms - June 2021 : Sale A0621 Lot 1457
E.J. CHURCHILL A 12-BORE XXV THE FIELD MODEL SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 4366,

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E.J. CHURCHILL
A 12-BORE 'XXV THE FIELD MODEL' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 4366,
circa 1930, 24 3/4in. nitro barrels with Churchill-rib gold-inlaid 'XXV' at the breech end, the tubes engraved 'E.J. CHURCHILL (GUNMAKERS) LTD. ORANGE ST. (GUNWORKS). LEICESTER SQUARE. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, right wall at 17, treble-grip action with hidden third bite, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, border, bouquet and acanthus scroll engraving, the underside engraved with the model designation and gold-inlaid 'XXV', 13 1/4in. figured stock (cast for central vision) including buttplate, weight 5lb. 13oz., in its makers leather VC guncase


Estimate £1,500-2,000

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act