Lot 141
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A NEEDHAM 1874 PATENT 14-BORE BACKLOCK EJECTOR GUN BY F.T. BAKER, No. 5994, manual safe, back-action lockplates of leg-of-mutton form, serpentine fences, best close foliate-scroll engraving, brushed bright finish, well-figured stock with semi-pistolgrip, 14¼in. stock, 30in. barrels, proof exemption, sold as unsuitable for use; and a 12-bore hammer gun by C.G. Bonehill, No. 103123, toplever, rebounding sidelocks, 14 1/8in. pull, 30 1/8in. barrels, proof exemption, sold as unsuitable for use

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A NEEDHAM 1874 PATENT 14-BORE BACKLOCK EJECTOR GUN BY F.T. BAKER, No. 5994, manual safe, back-action lockplates of leg-of-mutton form, serpentine fences, best close foliate-scroll engraving, brushed bright finish, well-figured stock with semi-pistolgrip, 14¼in. stock, 30in. barrels, proof exemption, sold as unsuitable for use; and a 12-bore hammer gun by C.G. Bonehill, No. 103123, toplever, rebounding sidelocks, 14 1/8in. pull, 30 1/8in. barrels, proof exemption, sold as unsuitable for use
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For an explanation of this action, please see Crudgington & Baker, The Modern Shotgun, Vol. Two, pp. 174-177

The lot is subject to V.A.T. as a re-import

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