Lot Essay
The Woodward records confirm that the gun was completed in 1879 for Viscount Downe. The damascus barrels are of particularly fine quality
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A FINE 12-BORE 'THE AUTOMATIC' SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR GUN BY J. WOODWARD, NO. 3691
The fences carved with stylized foliage, snap underlever-cocking action, the lockplates with protruding tumbler-pivots and integral gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, best bouquet and scroll engraving with traces of hardening-colour, highly-figured stock with leather-covered recoil-pad, the browned fine damascus barrels with game-rib
Weight 7lb., 14.7/8in. pull, 29in. barrels, approx. cyl. & .3/8 choke, 2in. chambers, nitro reproof
The fences carved with stylized foliage, snap underlever-cocking action, the lockplates with protruding tumbler-pivots and integral gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, best bouquet and scroll engraving with traces of hardening-colour, highly-figured stock with leather-covered recoil-pad, the browned fine damascus barrels with game-rib
Weight 7lb., 14.7/8in. pull, 29in. barrels, approx. cyl. & .3/8 choke, 2in. chambers, nitro reproof