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ALEX HENRY
A SCARCE 28-BORE SINGLE BARREL FALLING BLOCK HAMMER GUN, NO. 1014, PROBABLY CONVERTED FROM A RIFLE
29 1/2-inch barrel with 2 1/2-inch chamber, about full choke boring, the frame, non-rebounding stepped back lock, bolted hammer and push-forward lever with scroll engraving, the maker's name signed within a scrolling banner, 14-inch stock with pistol grip and steel butt plate, 7lb. 1oz., nitro proof
The gun was originally proofed as a 52-bore, the receiver has the patent use number 36 and the barrel is marked 1608AH under the fore-end. |
Sold for £850
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| Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns |
| Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London |
| 17 April 2013 |
| Commission is 25% ex. VAT. Artist's Resale Right may apply |
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