Product Details
LONDON SPORTING PARK
A 12-BORE 'THE WATTS GUN' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 262,
28in. sleeved nitro barrels with acanthus scroll detailing at the breech ends and retaining original rib engraved 'THE WATTS GUN - HENDON. LONDON.', with the 'Watts' gold-inlaid in gothic script and gold-inlaid '2' at the breech end, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and 3/4 choke, patent gas checks, toplever gold-inlaid '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening, 14 1/4in. well-figured stock including buttplate, weight 6lb. 10oz.
Other Notes: According to the well-known author and historian Donald Dallas, this gun was engraved by John Sumner who engraved all the guns for Boss & Co.
W.W. Watts established the London School Of Shooting in the 1880s, the first shooting school in the country. In 1896 he renamed it The London Sporting Park and moved to bigger premises in Hendon. Boss & Co used his grounds for their customers until they established a ground for their own as did Edwinson Green. W.W. Watts sold guns from his grounds and his best guns were built by Edwinson Green. In the case of this gun, Watts used his contacts with Boss to have it engraved by John Sumner
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Estimate £1,000-1,500
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act