Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2019 : Sale A1219 Lot 1323
BOSS & CO. A PAIR OF 16-BORE EASY-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 9253 / 4,

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BOSS & CO.
A PAIR OF 16-BORE EASY-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 9253 / 4,
27in. nitro chopperlump barrels, the ribs engraved 'BOSS & CO. 13/14. CORK STREET. LONDON. W.1.' and gold-inlaid '1' and '2' at the breech ends, the under ribs engraved 'MADE IN ENGLAND', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, wall thicknesses below recommended minimum, minor ring bulges to No.1 at muzzles, 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, brushed bright finish overall, 14 7/8in. boldly-figured stocks, fore-end woods cracked at knuckles, weight 6lb., in their lightweight leather motor case

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this pair was ordered in July 1962 by the Earl of Granard, with 27in. barrels

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Estimate £15,000-20,000

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