Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2018 : Sale A1218 Lot 1431
WILLIAM EVANS A 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 8590,

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WILLIAM EVANS
A 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 8590,
28in. nitro barrels, the rib engraved 'WILLIAM EVANS (FROM PURDEY'S). 63. PALL MALL. ST. JAMES'S. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/2 choke, treble-grip action, removable striker discs, the toplever gold-inlaid 'EVANS PATENT SINGLE TRIGGER', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, profusely engraved with bold arabesques and scrolling acanthus, interspersed with floral motifs, pins reblued, 13 3/4in. stock with scroll engraved steel heel and toe plates, weight 6lb. 10oz., in its makers lightweight tan leather case

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed as one of a pair in June 1906. The gun is recorded as being sold to an 'L. Levick'

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Estimate £2,500-3,500

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