Lot Essay
The gun was completed circa 1910
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A 12-BORE (2¾IN) OVER-AND-UNDER SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN_BY BOSS, No. 5836, manual safe, hold-open toplever, rolled-edge triggerguard, best bouquet and scroll engraving with traces of hardening-colour, highly-figured replacement stock, cast-on for the left shoulder, the barrrels with matt concave game-rib and reverse chokes
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A 12-BORE (2¾IN) OVER-AND-UNDER SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN_BY BOSS, No. 5836, manual safe, hold-open toplever, rolled-edge triggerguard, best bouquet and scroll engraving with traces of hardening-colour, highly-figured replacement stock, cast-on for the left shoulder, the barrrels with matt concave game-rib and reverse chokes
Weight 6lb. 15½oz., 15in. stock, 30in. barrels, approx.¾ &¼ choke, 2¾in. chambers, nitro proof (over-barrel thickness below recommended minimum)
In a leather motor-case with Boss trade-label
Weight 6lb. 15½oz., 15in. stock, 30in. barrels, approx.¾ &¼ choke, 2¾in. chambers, nitro proof (over-barrel thickness below recommended minimum)
In a leather motor-case with Boss trade-label