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The makers have kindly confirmed that the guns were completed in 1903
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A PAIR OF 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS BY F. BEESLEY, NO. 1809/10
The fences carved with stylized acanthus leaves, best foliate-scroll engraving with some hardening-colour, well-figured replacement stock (No. 1) and boldly-figured stock with extension (No. 2), the Whitworth-steel chopper-lump barrels with game-ribs and scroll-engraved breech-ends
Weight 6lb. 6½oz. (No. 1) and 6lb. 7½oz. (No. 2), 14 5/8in. stock (No. 1) and 14 5/8in. pull (No. 2), 29¾in. barrels, all approx. I.C., 2½in. chambers, nitro proof (No. 1) and nitro reproof (No. 2), No. 1 right bore-dimension marginal
In their brass-mounted oak and leather case
The fences carved with stylized acanthus leaves, best foliate-scroll engraving with some hardening-colour, well-figured replacement stock (No. 1) and boldly-figured stock with extension (No. 2), the Whitworth-steel chopper-lump barrels with game-ribs and scroll-engraved breech-ends
Weight 6lb. 6½oz. (No. 1) and 6lb. 7½oz. (No. 2), 14 5/8in. stock (No. 1) and 14 5/8in. pull (No. 2), 29¾in. barrels, all approx. I.C., 2½in. chambers, nitro proof (No. 1) and nitro reproof (No. 2), No. 1 right bore-dimension marginal
In their brass-mounted oak and leather case
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