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A RARE 4-BORE MACNAUGHTON'S PATENT 'THE EDINBURGH' FALLING-BLOCK WILDFOWLING GUN
A RARE 4-BORE MACNAUGHTON'S PATENT 'THE EDINBURGH' FALLING-BLOCK WILDFOWLING GUN
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A RARE 4-BORE MACNAUGHTON'S PATENT 'THE EDINBURGH' FALLING-BLOCK WILDFOWLING GUN

JAMES MACNAUGHTON, 26 HANOVER STREET, EDINBURGH, SERIAL NO. 759, CIRCA 1880

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A RARE 4-BORE MACNAUGHTON'S PATENT 'THE EDINBURGH' FALLING-BLOCK WILDFOWLING GUN
JAMES MACNAUGHTON, 26 HANOVER STREET, EDINBURGH, SERIAL NO. 759, CIRCA 1880
With rebrowned twist sighted round barrel with octagonal breech-section, action signed 'THE EDINBURGH' on each side and 'MACNAUGHTON'S PATENT NO. 16/759' on the top of the breech, the action and trigger-guard under-lever each retaining much original case-hardened finish, and figured 14 in. stock including 5/8 in. age-hardened rubber recoil-pad
48 ¼ in. (122.5 cm.) nitro reproved (Imperial) barrel, 4 in. chamber
16 lbs. 5 5/8 oz.

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James MacNaughton patented two designs for breech actions on 12 July 1879 (Patent No. 2848), one for 'drop-down barrel' guns and another for 'sliding breech-block' guns. The present gun is use number 16 of this patent for the latter type of action.

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