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EDWARD PATON
A RARE 12-BORE HAMMER GUN, NO. 2672
fitted with Joseph Whitworth's patent one-piece barrels, 30-inch browned barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about 1/4 choke borings, engraved Joseph Whitworth & Co, Manchester, the rounded frame, non-rebounding backlocks, hammers and rotary underlever with fine scroll engraving, breeches with loaded indicators, 14 1/4-inch well figured stock with engraved steel butt plate, 7lb., black powder proof, bores marked, hammers refinished and probably replaced
The gun has one-piece barrels made by Sir Joseph Whitworth, patent number 1645 of 1857. The patent specification mentions numerous improvements and mentions specifically "also in making double barrel guns I bore both barrels out of a solid piece of metal leaving the requisite thickness of metal in certain parts to give the necessary rigidity, the object being to make the barrels shoot parallel without making the piece unnecessarily heavy". A copy of the patent specification and diagram of the patented barrel boring machine are included.
The technique for manufacturing a pair of barrels from a single piece of metal has recently been re-introduced in to current production guns by Longthorne Gunmakers. |
Sold for £2600
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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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