A RARE 20-BORE (2¾IN) OVER-AND-UNDER SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNBY J. DEFOURNY, No. 8558

A RARE 20-BORE (2¾IN) OVER-AND-UNDER SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN BY J. DEFOURNY, No. 8558

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A RARE 20-BORE (2¾IN) OVER-AND-UNDER SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN
BY J. DEFOURNY, No. 8558
Quadruple-grip action-body, manual safe, articulated front trigger, best bouquet and scroll engraving with full colour-hardened and blued finish, highly-figured exhibition grade stock with semi-pistolgrip and cheekpiece, the 'Compressed Steel' barrels with matt solid top-rib
Weight 6lb. 6oz., 15in. stock, 27¾in. barrels, both approx. .5/8 choke, 2¾in. chambers, nitro proof

拍品專文

The gun is of the best possible quality and it is almost certainly a prototype. Measures to accomplish the lightening of the gun's weight include the fashioning of a super-lightweight forend and a reduction of the weight of the action-body by means of lateral drill-holes behind the action-face. The gun appears to be virtually unused