Details of Lot 182
THOMAS HORSLEY
A 12-BORE BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMER GUN, NO. 2202

28-inch sleeved barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about 1/2 and 3/4 choke borings, the frame, rebounding bar lock, hammer and sliding top lever with fine scroll engraving within detailed borders, hammers with self-retracting strikers, 14-inch well figured stock with steel butt plate, 6lb. 12oz., nitro proof
S2


The gun incorporates two of the three classic Horsley patents, namely the sliding top lever and the self-retracting strikers. The serial number indicates that the gun was built in 1874.

Sold for £1200
Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns
The Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland
25 August 2014
Commission is 25% ex. VAT. Artist's Resale Right may apply