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ALEX HENRY A 12-BORE HAMMER GUN, NO. 4434 27-inch shortened damascus barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about improved cylinder and 1/4 choke borings, file-cut flat top rib engraved "Makers to Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh", the frame, rebounding bar locks, hammers and rotary underlever with fine scroll engraving, the maker's name signed within a scrolling banner, 14 3/4-inch well figured stock with chequered butt plate, 7lb., black powder proof, bores lightly marked and pitted, left barrel wall thickness below the recommended minimum S2 The maker's records confirm that the gun was built in 1878. |
Sold for £650
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Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns |
Pulbourgh, West Sussex |
27 November 2024 |
Commission is 25% ex. VAT. Artist's Resale Right may apply |
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