A .450/.400 (3IN. NITRO EXPRESS) D.B. HAMMERLESS SIDEPLATED-BOXLOCK EJECTOR RIFLE BY J. WILKES, No. 13556, treble-grip action-body with side-clips, manual safe, the fences chiselled with foliate-scrollwork, the sides of the action-bar gold-encrusted and engraved with the figures of a rhinoceros and a Cape buffalo, the whole surrounded by foliate-scrolls and gold-inlaid borderwork, with full hardening-colour and blueing, highly-figured stock with pistolgrip, engraved and colour-hardened pistolgrip-cap, cheekpiece and recoil-pad, sling-eyes, the chopper-lump barrels with matt sight-rib, open-sights and ramp-mounted bead-foresight with removable protector