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The makers have kindly confirmed that the guns were completed in 1934
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A PAIR OF LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE 'IMPERIAL XXV' SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS BY E. J. CHURCHILL, NO. 4991/2
The undersides of the action-bodies gold-inlaid with crowns, best bold foliate-scroll engraving with some hardening-colour, highly-figured stocks, the chopper-lump barrels with matt Churchill-ribs
Weight 5lb. 12oz., 14in. stocks, 25in. barrels, both approx. I.C. & ¼ choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro proof (No. 1 left barrel-thickness below recommended minimum)
The undersides of the action-bodies gold-inlaid with crowns, best bold foliate-scroll engraving with some hardening-colour, highly-figured stocks, the chopper-lump barrels with matt Churchill-ribs
Weight 5lb. 12oz., 14in. stocks, 25in. barrels, both approx. I.C. & ¼ choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro proof (No. 1 left barrel-thickness below recommended minimum)
Special notice
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.