Fine Modern & Antique Guns - June 2013 : Sale A1072 Lot 1226 - S1
HEYM A .375 / 8X75RS / .470 NE HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK NON EJECTOR DRILLING, serial no. 52574, with extra .375 / 20-bore barrels,

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HEYM
A .375 FL. MAGNUM / 8X75RS / .470 NE HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK NON EJECTOR DRILLING, serial no. 52574, with extra .375 magnum / 20-bore (3in. mag) barrels,
23 5/8in. (60cm) .375 / 8x57 / .470 barrels with raised matt sight rib, open sights and ramp-mounted blade fore-sight, the breech end with gold line detail and scroll engraving, mounted with a Schmidt & Bender 1.25-4x20 telescopic sight in quickly-detachable mounts, individual fore-end with gold-washed metalwork;
23 5/8in. (60cm) .375 / 20-bore barrels with raised matt sight rib, open sights and ramp-mounted blade fore-sight, the breech end with gold line detail and scroll engraving, mount bases to fit Schmidt & Bender telescopic sight, 3in. shot chamber, bored approx. 3/4 choke, individual fore-end with gold-washed metalwork;
treble-grip action with side-bolsters, toplever carved in the shape of a bull elephant and with partially gold and silver washed finish, shot / ball selector switch, sprung cocking-lever, cocking-indicator, hand-detachable lockplates with concealed flush release lever, gold-washed triggers, the front a set trigger, partially gold-washed internals, the standing breech with finely matted top, side-bolsters carved in relief with foliate motifs, the action, lockplates and furniture with fine stylised acanthus scrollwork, the left lockplate embossed with a gold-washed cape and head of a buffalo, the right lockplate embossed with a gold-washed head of a roaring lion, the underside embossed with a gold-washed head of a leopard, the triggerguard relief engraved and gold-inlaid with the cape and head of a kudu, bright finish overall, 14 1/2in. highly-figured stock with cheekpiece, sling eyes, steel pistolgrip-cap relief engraved and gold-inlaid with the cape and head of an ibex, steel ammunition trap partially gold-washed and relief engraved with the head of a warthog, including 1/2in. rubber recoil pad, weight 11lb. 3oz. (.375 / 8x57 / 470 barrels) and 10lb. 5oz. (.375 / 20-bore barrels), with a universal alloy flight case and sighting target for 100 metres

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Estimate £10,000-15,000

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