Product Details
E.J. CHURCHILL
A SCARCE 12-BORE 'XXV DE LUXE' SELF-OPENING SIDEPLATED BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 5906,
circa 1938, 25in. nitro barrels with matt Churchill-rib gold-inlaid 'XXV', tubes engraved 'E.J. CHURCHILL. (GUNMAKERS) LTD. ORANGE STREET. GUNWORKS. LEICESTER SQUARE. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, fences carved in relief with portraits of retriever, action with hounds on point, underside with a trio of rabbits with game birds, the decorative sideplates engraved with scenes of pheasant and partridge in their naturalistic habitat, triggerguard with a hound retrieving game, retaining some original colour-hardening and finish, 14 3/4in. figured stock including 3/4in. rubber recoil pad, weight 6lb. 5oz., in its makers lightweight leather 'VC' guncase
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Estimate £2,000-3,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act