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These guns have been passed down by family descent and bear the family's gold-encrusted coat-of-arms
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A FINE PAIR OF 16-BORE (2¾IN) SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS BY C. MASQUELIER, NO. 52127/8
The treble-grip action-bodies with side-bolsters, manual safeties, articulated front triggers, best bouquet and scroll engraving with much hardening-colour, the triggerguards gold-encrusted with a coat-of-arms, figured stocks, the barrels with matt game-ribs and scroll-engraved breech-ends
Weight 6lb. 6oz. (No.1) and 6lb. 8oz. (No.2), 13¾in. stocks, 27½in. barrels, both approx. 3/8 & 5/8 choke, 2¾in. chambers, nitro reproof
The treble-grip action-bodies with side-bolsters, manual safeties, articulated front triggers, best bouquet and scroll engraving with much hardening-colour, the triggerguards gold-encrusted with a coat-of-arms, figured stocks, the barrels with matt game-ribs and scroll-engraved breech-ends
Weight 6lb. 6oz. (No.1) and 6lb. 8oz. (No.2), 13¾in. stocks, 27½in. barrels, both approx. 3/8 & 5/8 choke, 2¾in. chambers, nitro reproof
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.