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CHAS. H. MALEHAM
AN EARLY 12-BORE ANSON & DEELEY PATENT BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR GUN, NO. 1500
30-inch damascus barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about 1/4 and 3/4 choke borings, the rib engraved Chas. H. Maleham, 20 Regent St, Waterloo Close, London SW, doll's head extension and single lump, the frame and patent top lever with fine scroll engraving, 14 3/8-inch well figured stock including rubber recoil pad, 7lb. 2oz., black powder proof, bores dented
The gun is an early example of the use of Anson & Deeley's patent no. 1756 of 1875, the action flat bearing patent use number 148. It has the characteristic single lump and square section cocking levers of the first guns and would have been manufactured by Westley Richards. |
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| Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns |
| The Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland |
| 20 August 2012 |
| Commission is 25% ex. VAT. Artist's Resale Right may apply |
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