Sale 5444
London
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19 July 1995
Price realised
GBP 2,760
Estimate
A 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN BY W. POWELL, No. 11828, best bouquet and foliate-scroll engraving, brushed bright and reblued finish, highly-figured stock with semi-pistolgrip and butt-plate, rebarrelled by W. Powell, No. 15127, with game-rib Weight 6lb. 7½oz., 14 5/8in. pull, 28in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ½ choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro proof In its canvas case
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The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1907 and that it was rebarrelled by them in 1954
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