拍品專文
The vendor informs us that this gun was purchased new by Henry Bahnsen (see Lot 137) and was given to his father around 40 years ago.
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J. WOODWARD & SONS, 64 ST. JAMES'S STREET, LONDON, S.W., ENGLAND, SERIAL NO. 6774
細節
A FINE & RARE 12-BORE OVER AND UNDER SIDELOCK EJECTOR PIGEON GUN
J. WOODWARD & SONS, 64 ST. JAMES'S STREET, LONDON, S.W., ENGLAND, SERIAL NO. 6774
With 30 in. (76 cm.) blacked nitro barrels signed on the top tube, matt rib with two beads, 2 ¾ in. (70 mm) chambers, bored approx. ¾ (bottom) and full (top) choke, blued bouquet and scroll engraved hold-open toplever, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE', best bouquet and scroll engraved case-hardened action and locks, the former signed 'WOODWARD' UNDER & OVER' on the underside, the latter each signed and with gold-inlaid cocking-indicator, well figured 14 ¼ in. semi-pistolgrip stock with dark horn butt-plate, dark horn pistolgrip-cap, silver escutcheon initialled 'H.B.', and much original finish throughout, weight 7 lbs. 9 oz., in original makers leather case with Woodward accessories comprising oil bottles, snap caps, turnscrews, chamber-brush, and nickel-plated striker-pot serial numbered to the gun containing two spare gold-washed strikers
Please note that this gun is a Section 2 shotgun.
J. WOODWARD & SONS, 64 ST. JAMES'S STREET, LONDON, S.W., ENGLAND, SERIAL NO. 6774
With 30 in. (76 cm.) blacked nitro barrels signed on the top tube, matt rib with two beads, 2 ¾ in. (70 mm) chambers, bored approx. ¾ (bottom) and full (top) choke, blued bouquet and scroll engraved hold-open toplever, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE', best bouquet and scroll engraved case-hardened action and locks, the former signed 'WOODWARD' UNDER & OVER' on the underside, the latter each signed and with gold-inlaid cocking-indicator, well figured 14 ¼ in. semi-pistolgrip stock with dark horn butt-plate, dark horn pistolgrip-cap, silver escutcheon initialled 'H.B.', and much original finish throughout, weight 7 lbs. 9 oz., in original makers leather case with Woodward accessories comprising oil bottles, snap caps, turnscrews, chamber-brush, and nickel-plated striker-pot serial numbered to the gun containing two spare gold-washed strikers
Please note that this gun is a Section 2 shotgun.
來源
The makers have kindly confirmed that this pigeon gun was completed in May 1926.
注意事項
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