Lot 118
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A GREY & HARRIS 1873 PATENT 12-BORE(2¾IN) HAMMER GUN BY W. MOORE & GREY, No. 2558, patent underlever-action, rebounding sidelocks with dolphin hammers, some foliate-scroll engraving, the extreme edges of the lockplates with portraits, figured replacement stock with extension, the replacement barrels with matt broad semi-raised rib (forend-loop detached)

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A GREY & HARRIS 1873 PATENT 12-BORE(2¾IN) HAMMER GUN BY W. MOORE & GREY, No. 2558, patent underlever-action, rebounding sidelocks with dolphin hammers, some foliate-scroll engraving, the extreme edges of the lockplates with portraits, figured replacement stock with extension, the replacement barrels with matt broad semi-raised rib (forend-loop detached)
Weight 8lb. 3oz., 14 1/8in. pull, 30in. barrels, both approx. 7/8 choke, 2¾in. chambers, nitro proof
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Lot Essay

For an explanation of this action, and an illustration of this gun, please see Crudgington & Baker, The British Shotgun, Vol. Two, pp. 33-34. Both rebound-clearances are insufficient and should be corrected before the gun is used

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