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J. PURDEY & SONS
A GROUP OF GUNMAKERS ACCESSORIES
including: a pair of turnscrews; striker key; named oil bottle and snap caps, pull-through and Purdey Instruction booklet
Sold for £400
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WESTLEY RICHARDS
A BRASSBOUND OAK AND LEATHER DOUBLE GUN CASE
with compartments for 30-inch barrels
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COGSWELL & HARRISON
A BRASSBOUND OAK AND LEATHER SINGLE GUN CASE
with compartment blocked for 28-inch barrels
Sold for £280
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WILLIAM EVANS
A BRASSBOUND OAK AND LEATHER TRIPLE GUN CASE
with lift-out tray for 30-inch barrels
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| 125 |
A WALNUT RIFLE STOCK BLANK
together with a further similar blank (2)
Sold for £240
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A WELL FIGURED FRENCH WALNUT GUN STOCK BLANK
Sold for £300
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GEORGE GIBBS
A LEATHER SINGLE GUN CASE
with compartment for 28-inch barrels, suitable for a 20-bore; together with a leather cartridge bag; 8 cartridge belts; 2 gun slips, etc
Sold for £220
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A GROUP OF TEN FULL LENGTH CANVAS GUN AND RIFLE SLIPS
various patterns, fleece lined with leather straps (10)
Sold for £50
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ELEY
A MODERN FRAMED PRINT OF PROPRIETARY SHOTGUN CARTRIDGES
together with two further framed prints, "Salmon Pools on the River Tweed" and "Salmon Pools on the River Spey"; together with a small quantity of books, related to guns and shooting
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A COLLECTION OF GUNMAKERS CATALOGUES
covering the period 1970s to 1990s, including the Silver Jubilee Set of Four Guns, The Last .600, On Report magazines, etc
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A SMALL GROUP OF GUNMAKERS ACCESSORIES
including: 2 Purdey gun case labels; a pair of Boss & Co. snap caps; a pair of Woodward snap caps; oil can; flask, etc
Sold for £280
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A SMALL GROUP OF GUNMAKERS BOOKS
including: "The Early Purdeys", "Boss & Co.", "Holland & Holland", etc
Sold for £90
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A GROUP OF GUNMAKERS CATALOGUES
comprising: 4 copies of "Guncraft", by Holloway; and 22 copies of G. E. Lewis catalogues, French edition
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THE GROUSE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
2 vols, London 1911, Ex Libris Ian Malcolm Campbell
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J. G. MILLAIS
"GAME BIRDS AND SHOOTING SKETCHES"
2nd edition, 1894
Sold for £100
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A COLLECTION OF BOOKS ABOUT GUNS AND GUN MAKING
including: "London Gunmakers", "British Gunmakers", Vol II; "Greener's Story", "Birmingham Cartridge Manufacturers"; "The Modern Shotgun", etc
Sold for £120
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A. H. BOGARDUS
"FIELD COVER AND TRAP SHOOTING"
1878, binding damaged; together with an N.B. Glassworks target ball (2)
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WESTLEY RICHARDS
A SCARCE .177 "HIGHEST POSSIBLE" AIR PISTOL, NO. 104
10-inch barrel with fixed fore and rear sights, the cylinder and frame impressed with the maker's legend and patent details, dated 1907, the cocking handle with folding extension, smooth horn grips, retaining some of its original nickel plated finish overall
Sold for £550
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BSA
A .22 "SCORPION" MODEL BREAK BARREL AIR PISTOL, NO. RA4967
8-inch barrel, adjustable rear sight, in its maker's carton with cocking aid, etc
Sold for £30
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WEBLEY & SCOTT
A .22 "RAIDER" MODEL PRE-CHARGED AIR RIFLE, NO. 880811
17-inch barrel fitted with a sound moderator, the receiver mounted with a telescopic sight, half length stock with pistol grip, cheekpiece and rubber recoil pad, 8lb. 10oz., mechanism not tested
Sold for £100
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GECADO
A .22 MODEL 50 UNDERLEVER AIR RIFLE
19 1/2-inch barrel with loading tap and ramp fore sight, the receiver mounted with its aperture rear sight, the three quarter length stock with pistol grip and ridged butt plate, cracked at the hand, 13 1/4-inch pull; together with a .177 Webley Junior air rifle, with its maker's carton, worn overall (2)
Sold for £60
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BSA
A .177 LIGHT PATTERN UNDERLEVER AIR RIFLE, NO. L26762
17-inch barrel with loading tap, rear sight with replacement leaf, 14-inch stock with pistol grip; together with a similar .177 air rifle, no. L20732, worn overall (2)
Sold for £90
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JOSEPH HARKOM
TWO PAIRS OF 12-BORE BARRELS FOR A PAIR OF EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 2443/4
30-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about improved cylinder and 1/4 choke borings, the ribs numbered 1 and 2 in gold
S2
Sold for £200
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GENOSS D. BUSCHENMACHER
THE ACTION STOCK AND FORE-END ONLY OF AN AUSTRIAN 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 381128
the frame and top lever with scroll engraving around scenes of forest game, fences with side clips, 14 1/2-inch figured stock with engraved heel and toe plates
S2
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BOSS & CO.
THE ACTION, STOCK AND FORE-END ONLY OF A 12-BORE HAMMER GUN, NO. 2556
the rounded frame, non-rebounding backlocks, hammers and rotary underlever with scroll engraving, 14-inch figured stock with steel butt plate
S2
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WESTLEY RICHARDS
THE ACTION, STOCK AND FORE-END ONLY OF A 12-BORE PATENT BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMER GUN, NO. 11098, BUILT FOR SIR GEORGE WOMBWELL
the frame, non-rebounding locks, hammers and numbered top lever with scroll engraving, 13 1/2-inch figured stock with steel butt plate, worn overall
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The gun is No.1 of a pair, originally built as pinfire guns and converted to centrefire. Sir George Wombwell was a survivor of the Charge of the Light Brigade and a small file of research is included with the gun.
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A FINE PAIR OF PREATER-ENGRAVED 12-BORE "ROYAL DELUXE" MODEL SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 40266/7
28-inch chopper-lump barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers, about 1/4 and 1/2 choke borings, the frames, hand detachable locks and gold numbered top levers profusely engraved with game scenes surrounded by bold foliate scrollwork, the fences carved with leaves, the lock plates engraved with scenes of pheasants in realistic landscapes and each signed with engraver's initials "KP", the action bases with further scenes and again signed by the engraver, retaining much of their original bright finish, gold lined cocking indicators and rolled edge trigger guards, 15-inch highly figured stocks including leather covered recoil pads, 7lb., nitro proof, in their maker's lightweight leather case
S2
The maker confirms that the guns were completed in 1975, the original order being dated 27 February 1973. The ledger page records much detail about the order and notes that the stocks of the guns "..are to match colour and figure of a Monk gun, to be round of horn with slender hand and grip". These guns are probably the only pair of "Royal Deluxe" that have been built with rounded horns.
Ken Preater has worked almost exclusively for Holland & Holland since apprenticing as an engraver in the 1950s. Specialising in game scenes and bold scrollwork, he soon became Holland & Holland's chief engraver and was responsible for much of the work on the Products of Excellence Series and many of the unique commissions that Holland & Holland undertook in the 1970s and 1980s.
Sold for £29000
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GEORGE GIBBS
A PAIR OF 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 20489/90
29-inch Whitworth steel barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about 1/4 and 3/4 choke borings, the frames, locks and gold numbered top levers with fine scroll engraving and retaining traces of original hardening colour, 15-inch highly figured stocks including 3/4-inch ebonite extensions, 6lb. 11oz., nitro proof, in their maker's brassbound oak and leather case
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WILLIAM EVANS
A PAIR OF 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 16245/6
28-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about 1/4 and 1/2 choke borings, doll's head extensions, the frames, locks and gold numbered top levers with scroll engraving and retaining some original hardening colour, 15 1/2-inch well figured replacement stocks, 6lb. 10oz., nitro proof, No.2 gun right barrel wall thickness below the recommended minimum, in their brassbound leather case
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A FINE PAIR OF 12-BORE "ROYAL" MODEL SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 36630/1
27-inch chopper-lump barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about 3/8 and 3/4 choke borings, and 1/4 and 1/2 choke borings respectively, the frames, hand detachable locks and gold numbered top levers with acanthus scroll engraving and retaining virtually all of their original hardening colour, gold lined cocking indicators, rolled edge trigger guards, 14 3/8-inch highly figured stocks including rubber recoil pads, 6lb. 8oz., nitro proof
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The maker confirms that the guns were built in 1960 for E. Casciano, the famous Rome retailer. They conform to the gunmaker's original specification and appear little used.
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