Details of Lot 261
WILLIAM MOORE & GREY
A 12-BORE HAMMER GUN, NO. 2572

29 1/2-inch damascus barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers, about 1/2 and 1/4 choke borings, doll's head extension, machined flat top rib, the bolstered frame, rebounding bar locks and hammers with border engraving surrounding scenes of game in landscapes, 14 1/2-inch well figured stock with chequered butt plate, 8lb. 2oz., nitro re-proof

The specification of the gun could well be that of a live pigeon gun.
S2
Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns
Sotheby's, London
13 April 2016
Commission is 25% ex. VAT. Artist's Resale Right may apply