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BOSS & CO.
A FINE 20-BORE SELF-OPENING ROUND BODY SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 8415
28-inch chopper-lump barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers about 1/4 and 1/2 choke borings, the rounded frame, locks and top lever with fine bouquet and scroll engraving and retaining much original hardening colour, gold lined cocking indicators, rolled edge trigger guard, 15 1/2-inch well figured stock including ventilated recoil pad, 5lb. 11oz., nitro proof, fore-end with slight chip
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Please note that VAT @ 17.5% is payable on the hammer price.
Boss & Co. confirm that the gun was built in 1937. The true self-opening mechanism was only offered by Boss for a few years and small bore round body examples are especially scarce. The gun was built for the American market and the 2 3/4-inch chambers are original.
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Sold for £19000
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| Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns |
| Olympia, West London |
| 9 December 2008 |
| Commission is 25% ex. VAT. Artist's Resale Right may apply |
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