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WESTLEY RICHARDS
A 12-BORE "HERONSHAW" MODEL SINGLE TRIGGER BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 01490
28-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about 1/4 and 1/2 choke borings, doll's head extension, the frame and patent top lever decorated with strapwork and foliage, single trigger, 14 1/4-inch figured stock including 1 1/4-inch extension, 6lb. 5oz., nitro re-proof, left barrel with some external pitting
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Sold for £580
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WILLIAM EVANS
A 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 5057
28-inch sleeved barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers, about 1/4 and 3/4 choke borings, doll's head extension, the frame and top lever with fine bouquet and scroll engraving, the maker's name signed within a banner, 15-inch figured stock, 6lb. 4oz., nitro proof
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Sold for £380
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FRED WILLIAMS
A 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 146757
28-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about improved cylinder and full choke borings, crossbolt extension, the frame and top lever with scroll engraving and retaining much original hardening colour, 15 1/4-inch figured stock with pistol grip and inlaid with a silver presentation plaque engraved "Presented to R. S. Lucas by the Old Bancroftians Association, 1932", 6lb. 10oz., nitro proof
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P. KNIGHT
A 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN, A TWO BARREL SET
26-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about 3/4 choke borings, together with interchangeable 26-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about 1/4 choke borings, mid extension, the frame and top lever with fine scroll engraving and retaining much original hardening colour, 14 1/4-inch figured stock, 6lb., nitro proof, canvas case
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Sold for £500
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ARTHUR CONYERS
A 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 2049
28-inch barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers, about improved cylinder and 1/2 choke borings, the frame and top lever with scroll engraving and retaining some original hardening colour, the maker's name signed within a scrolling banner, 15-inch figured stock including 3/4-inch extension, 6lb. 3oz., nitro proof, re-jointing recommended
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JOSEPH LANG & SON
A 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 13627
28-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about improved cylinder and 1/4 choke borings, top extension, the frame and top lever with border and scroll engraving, 14 1/4-inch figured stock with ribbed butt plate, small pegged repair to the head, 5lb. 15oz., nitro re-proof
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Sold for £150
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W. W. GREENER
A 12-BORE "UNIQUE" GRADE G3 BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 46242
28-inch sleeved barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about 1/4 and 1/2 choke borings, crossbolt extension, the rib engraved with the London and Birmingham address and dates for the London Gun Trials to 1879, the scroll-backed frame and top lever with fine scroll engraving around scenes of dogs and game, the breeches with further engraving, non-automatic side safety, 14 1/2-inch figured stock including 2-inch ebonite recoil pad extension, 7lb. 6oz., nitro proof
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W. W. GREENER
A FINE 12-BORE FH70 GRADE "FACILE PRINCEPS" BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 68333
28-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about 1/4 and full choke borings, crossbolt extension and engraved breeches, the scroll back frame and scalloped fences engraved with fine bouquets within scrolling strapwork, retaining much of its original hardening colour, non automatic side safety, 15-inch highly figured stock including leather covered recoil pad, 6lb. 8oz., nitro proof, leather case with maker's label
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DANOK
A SPANISH 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 10087
27 1/2-inch barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers, about 1/2 and full choke borings, machined rib, the scroll back frame and top lever with scroll engraving and retaining all of its original hardening colour, 14 1/2-inch figured stock with pistol grip and maker's butt plate, sling swivels, 6lb. 14oz., Spanish nitro proof
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WEBLEY & SCOTT
A 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 76055
28-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about 1/4 and full choke borings, top extension, the frame with scroll engraving, 15 1/2-inch figured stock including 3/4-inch extension, 6lb. 9oz., bores marked, nitro proof
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DARNE
A FRENCH 12-BORE SLIDING BREECH EJECTOR GUN, NO. 6P163
27 1/2-inch monobloc barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers, about 1/2 and 3/4 choke borings, top extension, the frame, breech and top lever with bouquet and scroll engraving, 14 1/4-inch figured stock with pistol grip and maker's butt plate, 5lb. 13oz., French nitro proof
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Sold for £600
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ARMY & NAVY
A 12-BORE BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR SINGLE BARREL GUN, NO. 49068
30-inch barrel with 2 1/2-inch chamber, about improved cylinder boring, the frame and top lever with scroll engraving and retaining traces of original hardening colour, 14 1/2-inch figured stock, 5lb. 1oz., nitro proof
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Sold for £250
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F. T. BAKER
A 12-BORE BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR GUN, NO. T8559
30-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about improved cylinder and 3/4 choke borings, dove-tail chopper-lump barrels, the frame and top lever with border engraving and retaining virtually all of its original hardening colour, 14 1/2-inch well figured stock with chequered butt plate, 6lb. 14oz., nitro proof, canvas case with Westley Richards label
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Sold for £550
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DARNE
A FRENCH 12-BORE SLIDING BREECH EJECTOR GUN, NO. 6K887
27 1/2-inch barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers, about 1/2 and 3/4 choke borings, the frame and sliding breech with scroll engraving, half length stock with pistol grip and maker's butt plate, 6lb. 7oz., French nitro proof
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Sold for £550
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C. & H. WESTON
A 16-BORE TOP LEVER HAMMER GUN, NO. 3794
28-inch barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers, about true cylinder and 1/4 choke borings, the rounded frame, hammers, rebounding back locks and top lever with fine scroll engraving, 14 3/4-inch highly figured stock including 1-inch extension, 5lb. 5oz., nitro re-proof
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A. LUNEBURG
A GERMAN 16-BORE HAMMER GUN, NO. 2924
29 1/2-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about 1/2 and full choke borings, machined rib and crossbolt extension, the frame, rebounding back locks, hammers and top lever with border and scroll engraving and retaining some hardening colour, 14-inch figured stock with pistol grip, cheekpiece and steel butt plate, sling swivels, 6lb. 2oz., nitro re-proof
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AN E-BORE (1 3/4-INCH) PERCUSSION PUNT GUN
the 123-inch grey painted barrel with trunnions, crude lock mechanism, the short stock with a hole for a breeching rope, the muzzle with sleeved extension piece, worn overall
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THOMAS HORSLEY
A SCARCE 14-BORE BAR-IN-WOOD PATENT HAMMER GUN, NO. 1748
30-inch damascus barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about true cylinder borings, the frame, non-rebounding bar locks, hammers and patent sliding top lever with fine scroll engraving and retaining traces of original hardening colour, 14 1/2-inch figured stock including 1-inch ebonite extension, repair under right lock, 6lb. 14oz., black powder proof
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ALBERT STAEHLE
A PAIR OF 16-BORE PINFIRE HAMMER GUNS, NOS. 1135/6, BUILT FOR A HANOVERIAN PRINCE
30-inch damascus barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about true cylinder borings, gold lined breeches, file-cut ribs signed in gold, the rounded frames, non-rebounding back locks, hammers and horn-mounted underlevers with gold lined decoration surrounding scenes of game in landscapes amidst scrollwork, Lefaucheux patent actions, set triggers, scrolling steel trigger guards with horn grips, 14-inch well figured stocks with cheekpieces and chequered steel butt plates, 7lb. 6oz., Austrian black powder proof
The tang of both guns is engraved with a crown and the entwined intials "AE", surmounted with a Prince's crown. The presence of set trigger mechanisms indicates that the guns may well have had a set of rifle barrels.
Prince Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, Heir of Brunswick, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale.
(Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick, 21 September 1845-14 November 1923), was the eldest child and only son of George V of Hanover and his wife, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg. Ernest Augustus was deprived of the throne of Hanover upon its annexation by Prussia in 1866 and later the Duchy of Brunswick in 1884. Although he was the senior male-line great grandson of George III, the Duke of Cumberland was deprived of his British peerages and honours for having sided with Germany in World War I. Ernest Augustus was the last Hanoverian prince to hold a British royal title and the Order of the Garter. His descendants are in the line of succession to the British throne.
Sold for £2800
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J. PURDEY & SONS
A PAIR OF 12-BORE HAMMER GUNS, NOS. 12807/8
29-inch sleeved chopper-lump barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about 1/4 and 1/2 choke borings, mid extensions, the rounded frames, rebounding back locks, hammers and top levers with fine bouquet and scroll engraving, 14 1/4-inch well figured stocks, 6lb. 4oz., nitro proof, in their oak and leather case with C. B. Vaughan label
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The maker confirms that the guns were finished in in 1888, the records with a note indicating that the guns were used "in the black" during the 1887 season.
Sold for £8000
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THOMAS HORSLEY
A 12-BORE PATENT BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMER GUN, NO. 1784
29 3/4-inch damascus barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers, about improved cylinder borings, the frame, non-rebounding bar locks, hammers and sliding top lever with fine scroll engraving, self-retracting strikers, 14 3/4-inch stock with chequered butt plate and 1/4-inch extension, 6lb. 12oz., nitro re-proof, barrel wall thickness below the recommended minimum, left hammer a replacement
S2
The gun was built in 1869 and incorporates two of the three Horsley patents, namely the Horsley patent self-retracting strikers and sliding top lever.
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A .410 SINGLE BARREL HAMMER GUN, NO. 3784
26-inch round to octagonal barrel with 2 1/2-inch chamber, about 1/2 choke boring, the rounded frame, non-rebounding back lock, hammer and top lever with fine scroll engraving, 15-inch well figured stock with pistol grip, 4lb. 5oz., nitro proof, in its leather case
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Sold for £1200
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HARDY BROS.
A .410 SINGLE BARREL HAMMER GUN, CONVERTED FROM A ROOK RIFLE
27-inch octagonal to round barrel with 2 1/2-inch chamber, about 1/4 choke boring, plain frame, side lever and central hammer, automatic ejector, 14 3/4-inch figured stock with pistol grip, 3lb. 14oz., nitro proof
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E. PATON
A 16-BORE HAMMER GUN, NO. 2622
30-inch replacement barrels by H. Clarke & Sons, with 2 1/2-inch chambers about 3/4 choke borings, the rounded frame, rebounding back locks, hammers and rotary underlever with fine scroll engraving, 14 3/4-inch figured replacement stock, 6lb. 7oz., nitro re-proof
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W. GREEN
A 12-BORE HAMMER GUN
30-inch damascus barrels with 3-inch chambers, about true cylinder borings, the rounded frame, non-rebounding back locks, hammers and rotary underlever with scroll engraving, 13 3/4-inch figured stock with steel butt plate, 6lb. 10oz., recent nitro re-proof, bores pitted
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J. & W. TOLLEY
A 16-BORE SIDE LEVER HAMMER GUN, NO. 5360
29-inch damascus barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about 1/4 choke borings, the rounded frame, rebounding back locks, bolted hammers and side lever with scroll engraving, 14 1/2-inch highly figured stock, 6lb. 2oz., nitro re-proof
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Sold for £1900
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ARMY & NAVY
A .410 SINGLE BARREL HAMMER GUN, NO. 13062, CONVERTED FROM A ROOK RIFLE
27-inch octagonal barrel with 3-inch chamber, about true cylinder boring, automatic ejector, the frame, side lever and central hammer with border engraving, 14-inch figured stock with pistol grip, 4lb. 6oz., nitro proof
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J. MACNAUGHTON
A 12-BORE TOP LEVER HAMMER GUN, NO. 514
28-inch damascus barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about true cylinder borings, the patent action, rebounding bar locks and top lever with fine scroll engraving, the maker's name signed within a scrolling banner, 14 1/4-inch well figured stock with engraved heel and toe caps, with old repairs at the head, 6lb. 9oz., black powder proof, bores pitted, re-jointing recommended
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JOSEPH MANTON
A 16-BORE PATENT PERCUSSION GUN, NO. 8419
29 1/2-inch damascus twist barrels, signed on the rib with Hanover Square address, breeches with platinium plugs, locks with patent hammers, engraved steel furniture, the half length stock with steel butt plate, 14 1/2-inch pull, 6lb. 8oz.
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R. LEES
A 12-BORE TOP LEVER HAMMER GUN, NO. 382
30-inch damascus barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about true cylinder borings, the rounded frame, non-rebounding back locks, hammers and top lever with border and scroll engraving and retaining traces of original hardening colour, 14 1/4-inch figured stock with steel butt plate, 7lb. 1oz., black powder proof (1868 Rules)
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The gun was built using action patent no. 2396 of 1871.
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