Fine Modern & Antique Arms - March 2024 : Sale A0324 Lot 1455
JAMES MACNAUGHTON & SONS A 12-BORE 1879 PATENT THE EDINBURGH TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION ROUND-ACTION EJECTOR, serial no. 2740,

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JAMES MACNAUGHTON & SONS
A 12-BORE 1879 PATENT 'THE EDINBURGH' TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION ROUND-ACTION EJECTOR, serial no. 2740,
for 1904, 28in. nitro damascus barrels, rib engraved 'JAMES MACNAUGHTON & SONS. 36 HANOVER STREET. EDINBURGH AND PERTH.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 3/4 choke, Macnaughton 1879 patent gently scroll-backed treble-grip action incorporating later 1894 barrel-cocking design with standard length toplever, top-strap with solid inspection plate cover and 1879 patent pivoting automatic safety lever, fine acanthus scrollwork with ropework bordering, retaining some renewed colour-hardening and finish, 14 1/2in. figured stock, weight 6lb. 7oz., in a brass-cornered leather case

Provenance: This Lot was made as a 'best gun' in January 1904



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Estimate £5,000-7,000

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act