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* FREDc. T. BAKER
A 12-BORE NEEDHAM 1874 PATENT HAMMERLESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 6762, with cocking-tool and game counter,
circa 1887, 28in. black powder only barrels, file cut top rib, the under rib numbered '2', the tubes engraved 'FREDERIC. T. BAKER. 21. COCKSPUR ST. PALL MALL. & 88 FLEET ST. LONDON. SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/4 choke, loop rebrazed, hammerless action with Needham patent ejectors, patent no.1204 of 1874, Westley Richards 1871 patent top extension, carved serpentine fences, manual safety with brass 'SAFE' plaque, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, distinctive back-action lockplates, border and fine acanthus scroll engraving, the underside with the F.T. Baker registered trademark roundel, retaining very slight traces of finish, 15in. stock including 1 1/8in. wooden extension, fore-end with grip-catch release lever and also inset with a finely engraved game counter with push forward slide operation, weight 6lb. 11oz., in its brass-cornered oak and leather double guncase, the lid outer marked 'H.O.C.' and with central circular brass escutcheon engraved 'H.O. CROWTHER BROADCLYST BECKENHAM KENT'
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Estimate £800-1,200
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act