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BSA
A .177 LIGHT PATTERN UNDERLEVER AIR RIFLE, NO. L13840
17-inch barrel, retaining some original finish overall, 14-inch stock with pistol grip, 6lb. 3oz., fore and rear sight adjusting screw missing
Sold for £85
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BSA
A .177 IMPROVED MODEL D UNDERLEVER AIR RIFLE
19 1/2-inch barrel with bayonet pattern underlever, replaement trigger block numbered ES48006, 14 1/4-inch stock, 7lb. 3oz., rear sight element missing
Sold for £85
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FEINWERKBAU
A .177 MODEL 300S TARGET AIR RIFLE, NO. 131155
20-inch barrel with ring fore sight, adjustable aperture rear sight, half length stock with pistol grip, cheekpiece and recoil pad, stock cracked and repaired, 10lb.
Sold for £110
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WEBLEY
A .177 MARK 3 UNDERLEVER AIR RIFLE, NO. 21325
18 1/2-inch barrel with bead fore sight and adjustable rear sight, half length stock with ribbed fore-end and pistol grip, 13 1/4-inch pull, 7lb.
Sold for £100
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WEBLEY & SCOTT
A .22 MARK II SERVICE AIR RIFLE, NO. S4894
25 1/2-inch barrel with matching serial number, adjustable rear sight, the frame with patent markings and retaining some original finish, folding aperture rear sight, 14 1/2-inch stock with pistol grip and ribbed butt plate, 6lb. 14oz.
Sold for £290
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BSA
A .177 LINCOLN JEFFRIES PATENT AIR RIFLE, NO. 9791
19 1/2-inch barrel with bayonet underlever, breech with loading tap, 14 1/4-inch stock with pistol grip and steel butt plate; together with a .22 BSA Meteor air rifle, no. TA05904, 18-inch barrel, the receiver mounted with its original telescopic sight, half length stock, 13 3/4-inch pull (2)
Sold for £130
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WEBLEY
A .22 MARK 3 AIR RIFLE, NO. 29018
18 1/2-inch barrel with adjustable rear sight, the receiver with loading tap, the bulbous half length walnut stock with pistol grip, 14-inch pull, retaining much original finish overall; together with a later .22 Mark 3 air rifle, no. B6127, loading tap lever missing (2)
Sold for £110
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BSA
A .177 CADET MAJOR BREAK-BARREL AIR RIFLE, NO. CA46680
18 1/2-inch barrel with adjustable rear sight, cylinder with etched maker's legend, retaining most of its original finish, half length stock with impressed trademark, 14-inch pull, 5lb. 12oz.; together with a .177 Cadet model air rifle, no. B28150, with 15-inch smooth bore barrel; together with a Haenel .177 model 45 air rifle; and a Diana model 16 .177 air rifle (4)
Sold for £90
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BSA
A .22 "AIR SPORTER MODEL" UNDERLEVER AIR RIFLE, NO. GL11395
18 1/2-inch barrel with plastic sight, receiver grooved for a telescopic sight, half length stock with pistol grip, cheekpiece and recoil pad, 13-inch pull, 7lb. 12oz.; together with a Diana model 79 .22 air rifle, no. 6746; and a Webley Hawk .177 air rifle, no. 9071 (3)
Sold for £160
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A 54-BORE AIR CANE
18 1/2-inch muzzle-loading barrel with screw-in .32 rifled liner, screw-in ramrod, the ebonised body with horn knob, in a made up fitted case with its pump, associated bullet mould, key, etc
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CHARLES LANCASTER
A PAIR OF 12-BORE BACKLOCK EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 8117/8
30-inch damascus barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers about 1/4 and 1/2 choke boring, the frames, backlocks and numbered top levers with fine scroll engraving, 14 3/4-inch figured stocks with chequered butt plate, 7lb., nitro proof, in their leather case
The guns are built on the non self-opening version of the Lancaster action.
Sold for £2000
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JOHN DICKSON & SON
A PAIR OF 12-BORE ROUND-ACTION EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 4279/80
28-inch sleeved barrels by the makers, with 2 3/4-inch chambers about 1/4 and 1/2 choke borings, the frames and numbered top levers with fine scroll engraving, the maker's name signed within a scrolling banner, gold cocking studs, 15-inch well figured stocks including 1 1/4-inch extensions, 6lb. 6oz., nitro proof, open leather case with maker's label
Sold for £7800
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HENRY ATKIN
A PAIR OF 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 2346/7, BUILT FOR LORD IVOR CHURCHILL
28-inch replacement chopper-lump barrels by the maker, with 2 3/4-inch chambers about 1/4 and 1/2 choke borings, the frames, locks and gold numbered top levers with fine bouquet and scroll engraving and retaining some original hardening colour, 15 1/2-inch highly figured replacement stock, 6lb. 10oz., nitro proof, in their maker's brassbound oak and leather case
The maker confirms that the guns were built for Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill in 1919 for his 21st birthday and that the guns were rebarelled by themselves in 1970. The guns have been little used since.
Lord Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill (1898-1956) was the younger son of the 9th Duke of Marlborough. His first wife, the former Consuelo Vanderbilt, was an American railroad heiress and his elder brother, John, was the the 10th Duke of Marlborough. Spencer-Churchill was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford before joining the Royal Army Service Corps in 1917 and gaining the rank of lieutenant. He fought in the First World War and was decorated with the French Legion of Honour. He married Elizabeth Cunningham on November 15 1947 and had a son, Robert William Charles (born 1954). He developed an inoperable brain tumour and died in September 1956. He is buried beside his cousin, Sir Winston Churchill and close to this mother at St Martin's Church, Bladon, near Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
Sold for £12000
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J. PURDEY & SONS
A PAIR OF 12-BORE SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 11515/6
30-inch Whitworth steel barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers about improved cylinder and 1/2 choke borings, the frames, locks and top levers with fine bouquet and scroll engraving and retaining some original hardening colour, the fences carved with motifs, the 15-inch highly figured stocks including 1-inch extension, 6lb. 14oz., nitro re-proof
The maker confirms that the guns were built in 1883.
Sold for £10000
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J. WOODWARD & SONS
A PAIR OF 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 4818/9
29-inch chopper-lump barrels, No.1 pair replacements by J. Purdey & Sons wth 2 1/1-inch chambers about 1/4 and 1/2 choke boring, the No.2 pair Teague lined with 2 1/2-inch chambers about 1/4 choke borings, the frame, locks and gold numbered top levers with fine scroll engraving, raised gold lined cocking indicators arcaded fences, 15-inch highly figured stocks including leather-covered recoil pads, No.1 gun stock replaced, No.2 gun cracked at the head, 6lb 14oz., nitro proof, in their brassbound leather case
The maker confirms that the guns were built in 1894.
Sold for £6500
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CHURCHILL
A FINE PAIR OF 12-BORE "IMPERIAL" MODEL SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 7950/1
28-inch chopper-lump barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers about 1/2 and full choke borings, file cut narrow Churchill rib, mid extensions, the frames, locks and gold numbered top levers with bold acanthus scroll engraving and retaining virtually all their original hardening colour, the action bases engraved with the Imperial crown, 14 3/4-inch highly figured stock, 6lb. 9oz., nitro proof, in their maker's lightweight leather "VC" case, No. 2 gun left bore dented
The maker confirms that the guns were built in 1963. The guns appear little used and retain virtually all of their original finish.
Sold for £17000
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E. J. CHURCHILL
A PAIR OF 12-BORE "THE FIELD" MODEL SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 4591/2
25-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers about 1/4 and 1/2 choke boring, the No. 2 gun with replacement barrels by the maker, with 3/4 and full choke borings, mid extensions, file-cut Churchill ribs, the frames, locks and gold-numbered top levers with bouquet and scroll engraving, 14 3/4-inch well figured stocks including rubber recoil pads, 6lb. 3oz., nitro proof, in their maker's lightweight "VC" case
Sold for £7000
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STEPHEN GRANT & SONS
A PAIR OF 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 6609/10
28-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers about improved cylinder boring, the frames, locks and top levers with fine scroll engraving and retaining traces of hardening colour, fluted fences, 14 1/2-inch well figured stocks, 6lb. 10oz., nitro proof, bores marked, in their brassbound oak and leather case
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W. & C. SCOTT
A PAIR OF 12-BORE "KINMOUNT" MODEL BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 146862/3
28-inch barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers about 1/4 and 1/2 choke borings, the frames and numbered top levers with border and scroll engraving and retaining much original hardening colour, 15 1/4-inch well figured stocks, cast on for the left shoulder, 6lb. 7oz., nitro proof, in their maker's leather case
The guns were built in 1983.
Sold for £3800
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GARBI
A FINE PAIR OF 12-BORE DELUXE SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 17515/6
29-inch chopper-lump barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers about 1/2 choke borings, with two pairs of additional 29-inch barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers about 3/4 and full choke borings respectively, the rounded frames, hand detachable locks and gold numbered top levers with fine bouquet and scroll engraving and retaining much original hardening colour, hand detachable levers, gold lined cocking indicators, articulated front triggers, rolled edge trigger guards, 14 1/2-inch highly figured stocks including recoil pads, 6lb. 13oz., nitro proof, in their maker's leather case
The guns appear little used and retain almost all of their original finish.
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E. J. CHURCHILL
A MATCHED PAIR OF 12-BORE "IMPERIAL" MODEL SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 4056/4982
25-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers about 1/4 and 1/2 choke borings, file cut Churchill ribs, mid extensions, the frames, locks and gold numbered top levers with bold acanthus scroll engraving and retaining traces of original hardening colour, the action bases inlaid with gold Imperial crowns, 14 3/4-inch highly figured stocks including recoil pads and 1/2-inch extensions, 6lb. 2oz., nitro proof, No.1 gun barrel wall thickness well below recommended minimum, rivelled and dented
Sold for £4000
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JOSEPH LANG & SON
A SCARCE PAIR OF 12-BORE TRIGGER-PLATE LEVER COCKING NON-EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 6283/4
28 1/4-inch damascus barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers about 1/2 and full choke borings, the frames, trigger plates, side plates and underlevers with fine bouquet and scroll engraving and retaining some original hardening colour, the fences carved with fruiting vines, swing safeties, 14 1/4-inch highly figured stocks with engraved heel and toe plates, 6lb. 8oz., nitro re-proof, in their maker's oak and leather case
The guns were built in 1880 and remain in unusually good condition.
Sold for £3400
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J. WOODWARD & SONS
A 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 6042
29-inch chopper-lump barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers about 1/4 and 1/2 choke borings, the frame, locks and gold numbered top lever with border and scroll engraving and retaining some original hardening colour, gold lined cocking indicator, 14 1/4-inch highly figured stock including 3/4-inch extension, 6lb. 10oz., nitro proof
The maker confirms that the gun was built in 1908.
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WESTLEY RICHARDS
A FINE 12-BORE MODEL "A" SINGLE TRIGGER SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 17320
30-inch special steel barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers about improved cylinder and 1/4 choke boring, the frame and locks with fine scroll engraving and retaining some original hardening colour, arcaded fences, gold lined cocking indicators, selective single trigger, 14-inch highly figured stock with engraved heel and toe plates, 6lb. 11oz., nitro proof, brassbound oak and leather case with canvas outer cover
The maker confirms that the gun was completed in 1911 and have supplied a certificate of authentication. The gun incorporates Taylor's patent selective single trigger No. 26659 of 1909.
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ABBIATICO & SALVINELLI
A FINE 12-BORE GALEAZZI-ENGRAVED SINGLE TRIGGER SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 512
26-inch chopper-lump barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers about 1/2 and 3/4 choke borings, the maker's name signed in gold, the frame and top lever with fine scroll engraving, the trigger plate signed Goldani, the action base and lock plates engraved with fine realistic game scenes, the left lock with grouse in flight against a Highland background, the right lock with a gun dog retrieving pheasant amid a woodland scene, the action base with a dog retrieving woodcock, signed by the engraver, A. Galeazzi, retaining all of its bright cyanide-hardened finish, the maker's name and serial number signed in gold on the action flat, 14 1/2-inch well figured stock, 6lb. 7oz., nitro proof, in its maker's case with wallet containing the maker's guarantees, etc
The gun was completed in 1983 and appears relatively little used. It was one of the last guns built before the death of Mario Abbiatico in 1984.
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HUSSEY
A 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 2037
28-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers about improved cylinder and 1/2 choke borings, top extension, the frame, locks and gold numbered top lever with fine scroll engraving and retaining original hardening colour, lined cocking indicators, 14 3/4-inch figured stock with ribbed butt plate, 6lb. 9oz., nitro proof, in its brassbound oak and leather double gun case
Sold for £3500
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J. & W. TOLLEY
A FINE 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 4887
27 3/4-inch barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers about 3/4 and full choke borings, doll's head extension with cross-bolt, the heavy frame, bar locks and top lever with bold scroll engraving and retaining much original hardening colour, the maker's name signed within a scrolling banner, clipped fences, 15 1/4-inch figured stock including recoil pad, 7lb. 14oz., nitro proof, brassbound leather case
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STEPHEN GRANT & SONS
A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING "TWELVE TWENTY" SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 17910
28-inch chopper-lump barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers about 1/4 and 5/8 choke borings, the lightweight frame, locks and top lever with fine scroll engraving and retaining traces of original hardening colour, 14 3/4-inch highly figured stock including 3/4-inch ebonite extension, 6lb. 2oz., nitro proof, in its brassbound leather case
The maker confirms that the gun was built in 1936.
Sold for £10200
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A FINE 12-BORE "ROYAL" MODEL SINGLE TRIGGER SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR PIGEON GUN, NO. 33946
28-inch choper-lump barresl wtih 2 3/4-inch chambers about 1/4 and 3/4 choke borings, mid extension, matted rib, the frame and hand detachable lock with fine acanthus scroll engraving and retaining virtually all of its original hardening colour, gold lined cocking indicators, Miller single trigger, rolled edge trigger guard, 14 3/4-inch well figured stock including leather covered recoil pad, in its maker's lightweight leather case with maker's turnscrews, accessories, etc, 7lb. 4oz., nitro proof
The maker confirms that the gun was built in 1961 for the famous American outdoorsman and competition shot, Russell B. Aitken. The gun was built with double triggers and was converted to Miller single trigger for Mr Aitken and was used for live pigeon shooting at Barcelona. It retains virtually all of its original finish.
Sold for £16000
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CHARLES LANCASTER
A 12-BORE W & R PLAIN MODEL SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 12280
30-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers about 1/4 and 1/2 choke borings, doll's head extension, the plain frame with border and scroll engraving, 14 3/4-inch well figured stock, 6lb. 9oz., recent nitro re-proof
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