Details of Lot 198
W. RICHARDS
A SCARCE 12-BORE (3-INCH) BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 11130

30-inch barrels with 3-inch chambers, about 1/2 and full choke borings, file cut rib and top extension, the massive frame engraved with bold foliate scrollwork, scenes of duck and geese against wetlands, the clipped fenced carved with fruiting vines, 14 3/4-inch figured replacement stock with pistol grip, slight crack and repair at head, 8lb., recent nitro proof

Wildfowling boxlocks of this type remain unusual.

Sold for £1900
Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns
Olympia, West London
11 December 2007
Commission is 25% ex. VAT. Artist's Resale Right may apply