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These guns are of exceptional quality and remain in very good condition.
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A FINE AND ORNATE PAIR OF 12-BORE (2¾IN) OVER-AND-UNDER SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS BY GEBRÜDER MERKEL, NO. 54575/6
The quadruple-grip action-bodies with side-bolsters, pierced toplevers, the hand-detachable lockplates with concealed, flush release-levers, manual safeties, articulated front-triggers, cocking-indicators, the lockplates gold encrusted and deeply carved with pointers, pheasant and duck in their naturalistic landscapes, the whole surrounded by bold foliate-scrollwork, the exceptionally figured stocks profusely carved with bold foliate-scrollwork, with pistolgrips, finely carved horn pistolgrip-caps with birds of prey swooping on game, cheek-pieces and horn butt-plates, sling-swivels, three-piece forends, the Bohler-Antinit steel barrels with matt solid top-ribs, wooden side-fillets and scroll engraved breech-ends
Weight 7lb. 4oz., 14¼in. pulls, 28in. barrels, choke approx. extra full & 7/8 (No. 1) and extra full & full (No. 2), 2¾in. chambers, nitro proof
In a Kettner brass-mounted oak and leather case with canvas cover
The quadruple-grip action-bodies with side-bolsters, pierced toplevers, the hand-detachable lockplates with concealed, flush release-levers, manual safeties, articulated front-triggers, cocking-indicators, the lockplates gold encrusted and deeply carved with pointers, pheasant and duck in their naturalistic landscapes, the whole surrounded by bold foliate-scrollwork, the exceptionally figured stocks profusely carved with bold foliate-scrollwork, with pistolgrips, finely carved horn pistolgrip-caps with birds of prey swooping on game, cheek-pieces and horn butt-plates, sling-swivels, three-piece forends, the Bohler-Antinit steel barrels with matt solid top-ribs, wooden side-fillets and scroll engraved breech-ends
Weight 7lb. 4oz., 14¼in. pulls, 28in. barrels, choke approx. extra full & 7/8 (No. 1) and extra full & full (No. 2), 2¾in. chambers, nitro proof
In a Kettner brass-mounted oak and leather case with canvas cover
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