Lot Essay
Please note that this gun is a Section 2 shotgun.
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WATSON BROS., 29 OLD BOND STREET, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 8731
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A FINE .410 BOXLOCK EJECTOR
WATSON BROS., 29 OLD BOND STREET, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 8731
With reblacked barrels signed in full on the rib, signed action deeply engraved with Watson scrollwork and retaining much original case-hardened and blued finish, the underside engraved ‘PATENT EJECTOR’, automatic safety with gold-inlaid ‘SAFE’, well figured 14 3/8 in. semi-pistolgrip stock, and silver escutcheon engraved with the initials 'T.B.Y.', in original makers lightweight leather case, the lid named 'T.B. YUILLE, NEW YORK'
24 ¾ in. (63 cm.) nitro barrels, 2 ¾ in. chambers
4 lbs. 3 3/8 oz.
WATSON BROS., 29 OLD BOND STREET, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 8731
With reblacked barrels signed in full on the rib, signed action deeply engraved with Watson scrollwork and retaining much original case-hardened and blued finish, the underside engraved ‘PATENT EJECTOR’, automatic safety with gold-inlaid ‘SAFE’, well figured 14 3/8 in. semi-pistolgrip stock, and silver escutcheon engraved with the initials 'T.B.Y.', in original makers lightweight leather case, the lid named 'T.B. YUILLE, NEW YORK'
24 ¾ in. (63 cm.) nitro barrels, 2 ¾ in. chambers
4 lbs. 3 3/8 oz.
Provenance
The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in 1926 with 26 in. barrels, 14 3/8 in. stock by Ebenezer Hands, and was probably engraved by Kell.
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