Lot Essay
The makers state that this gun was completed on 30 April 1911. It was built specifically for the Turin Exhibition of that year, where it was awarded a Gold Medal. Subsequently, the gun is believed to have been in the Greener Collection and it appears to have been very little used.
Originally proved in London and marked '17/1' gauge, the bores are now only just into the '16' gauge category, so any bore enlargement is probably slight. To avoid defacing the barrels, although marked on their undersides, the modern London proof marking is minimal and a Certificate of Proof accompanies the gun.
The mechanisms for the right and left barrels are back-action sidelocks and the lockwork for the top barrel is mounted centrally on the trigger-plate. If the locks are removed, they must be replaced in the correct sequence.
The gun is quite possibly unique
Originally proved in London and marked '17/1' gauge, the bores are now only just into the '16' gauge category, so any bore enlargement is probably slight. To avoid defacing the barrels, although marked on their undersides, the modern London proof marking is minimal and a Certificate of Proof accompanies the gun.
The mechanisms for the right and left barrels are back-action sidelocks and the lockwork for the top barrel is mounted centrally on the trigger-plate. If the locks are removed, they must be replaced in the correct sequence.
The gun is quite possibly unique