Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2020 : Sale A2020 Lot 1468
BOSS & CO. A 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER EASY-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 4499,

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BOSS & CO.
A 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER EASY-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 4499,
30in. nitro reproved barrels, the rib engraved 'BOSS & CO. 73 ST. JAMES'S STREET. LONDON.' (refreshed), 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 choke in both, wall thicknesses circa recommended minimum, minor ring bulges left tube, treble-grip action, automatic safety, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, Boss 1894 improved patent single trigger, best fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, the action bar with 'BOSS'S PATENT', the triggerplate with single trigger patent details, brushed and reblued finish overall, 14 1/2in. figured stock (chequering refreshed) including buttplate, weight 6lb. 7oz., in its brass-cornered oak and leather case

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was ordered on the 12th January 1897 for a Stuart Pollock Esq.

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Estimate £3,000-5,000

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