Fine Modern & Antique Arms - November 2022 : Sale A1122 Lot 1354
BOSS & CO. A PAIR OF LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE EASY-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 7941 / 2,

Product Details

BOSS & CO.
A PAIR OF LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE EASY-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 7941 / 2,
for 1931, 28in. nitro chopperlump barrels (No.2 replacements, barrel number 8560), the ribs engraved 'BOSS & CO. 41, ALBERMARLE STREET, PICCADILLY, LONDON. W.', and gold-inlaid '1' and '2' at the breech ends, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/4 choke, No.2 left wall at 17, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, removable striker discs, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, rolled-edge triggerguards, best fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, retaining traces of colour-hardening and renewed finish, 14 1/4in. figured replacement stocks, possibly matching replacement fore-end woods, weight 6lb. 5oz. (No.1) and 6lb. 2oz. (No.2), in their brass-cornered oak and leather case

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this pair of guns was ordered 1st September, 1931, for an R.C. Dewhurst



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Estimate £8,000-12,000

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