A FINE PAIR OF 12-BORE (2¾IN) BAR-IN-WOOD SIDELOCK HAMMER EJECTOR GUNS BY T. HORSLEY, NO. 2393 (1) AND 2945 (2)
Incorporating T. Horsley's patent No. 2410 of October 1863 and T. Horsley 'LOADED' indicator patent No. 710 of March 1868, the tops of the standing-breeches mounted with curved shutters each of which shows 'LOADED' as the breech is closed on a cartridge, sidelever actions, the rebounding sidelocks with high-spurred dolphin hammers, best foliate-scroll engraving, well-figured stocks with butt-plates, the skeletal action-bars enclosing the bar-in-wood at the forend-knuckles, the Whitworth-steel chopper-lump barrels with game-ribs
Weight 7lb. 1oz. (No. 1) and 6lb. 14oz. (No. 2), 14¼in. pulls, 30in. barrels, each approx. I.C. (relieved) & 3/8 choke, 2¾in. chambers, nitro reproof (1999)
A FINE PAIR OF 12-BORE (2¾IN) BAR-IN-WOOD SIDELOCK HAMMER EJECTOR GUNS BY T. HORSLEY, NO. 2393 (1) AND 2945 (2)
Incorporating T. Horsley's patent No. 2410 of October 1863 and T. Horsley 'LOADED' indicator patent No. 710 of March 1868, the tops of the standing-breeches mounted with curved shutters each of which shows 'LOADED' as the breech is closed on a cartridge, sidelever actions, the rebounding sidelocks with high-spurred dolphin hammers, best foliate-scroll engraving, well-figured stocks with butt-plates, the skeletal action-bars enclosing the bar-in-wood at the forend-knuckles, the Whitworth-steel chopper-lump barrels with game-ribs
Weight 7lb. 1oz. (No. 1) and 6lb. 14oz. (No. 2), 14¼in. pulls, 30in. barrels, each approx. I.C. (relieved) & 3/8 choke, 2¾in. chambers, nitro reproof (1999)
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