Details of Lot 131
JOHN THOMSON
A 12-BORE HAMMER GUN, NO. 55

28 3/4-inch damascus barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about true cylinder borings, the rib signed "John Thomson, Maker, Edinburgh, Forestry Commission, N.E. England", the frame, rebounding bar locks, hammers and Purdey thumb lever with scroll engraving, the action base engraved "Converted By W. Richards, Liverpool", 14 1/2-inch figured replacement stock, 7lb. 5oz., nitro re-proof, leg-of-mutton case
S2

The gun appears to have been originally built as a percussion gun and subsequently converted to breech loading by W. Richards.
Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns
The Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland
26 August 2019
Commission is 25% ex. VAT. Artist's Resale Right may apply