Product Details
WILLIAM EVANS
A 16-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 9455,
28in. nitro reproved barrels (in 2018, partially struck off), the rib engraved 'WILLIAM EVANS (FROM PURDEY'S,) 63. PALL MALL. ST. JAMES'S. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp cyl. and 1/4 choke, treble-grip action, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, removable striker discs, intercepting sears, border and acanthus scroll engraving, retaining traces of original colour-hardening and finish, 14 1/2in. figured stock including 3/4in. wooden extension, weight 6lb. 1oz.
Provenance: The gun was ordered by Mr Agnew of the Old Masters Gallery in Bond Street in 1908 and entered the gunroom in 1911 and was later acquired by Philip Rolls Asprey, Chairman of Asprey Ltd, Bond Street from 1929 to 1973, and since his death in 1980 has been owned by his son, Mr Nicholas Asprey
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Estimate £1,000-1,500
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act