Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2018 : Sale A0918 Lot 1426
BOSS & CO. A 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER EASY-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 6904,

Product Details

BOSS & CO.
A 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER EASY-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 6904,
29in. nitro chopperlump barrels, rib engraved 'BOSS & CO., 13, DOVER STREET, PICCADILLY, LONDON. W.' and gold-inlaid '2' at the breech end, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, toplever gold-inlaid '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, Boss 1905 improved patent single trigger, rolled-edge triggerguard, best fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, the underside with single trigger patent details, retaining traces of original colour-hardening, 14 1/4in. highly-figured semi-pistolgrip stock including 3/4in. rubber recoil pad, weight 6lb. 13oz., in a lightweight leather case

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in July 1922 for H.E. Steel

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Estimate £8,000-12,000  € 8,877-13,316

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