Lot Essay
The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1913 as the No. 2 gun of a pair for the first Lord Greenway of Stanbridge Earls (cr. 1927).
Details
A 12-BORE SIDEPLATED-BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN BY COGSWELL & HARRISON, NO. 45755
Dummy sideplates, best bold foliate-scroll engraving, brushed bright finish, well figured stock, the 'Arcus'-steel barrels with sunken game-rib
Weight 6lb. 8½oz., 14 5/8in. stock, 30in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ½ choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro proof
In its brass-mounted and oak-lined leather double-guncase
Dummy sideplates, best bold foliate-scroll engraving, brushed bright finish, well figured stock, the 'Arcus'-steel barrels with sunken game-rib
Weight 6lb. 8½oz., 14 5/8in. stock, 30in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ½ choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro proof
In its brass-mounted and oak-lined leather double-guncase
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime.
Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price
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.