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W. J. PIERCE & SON
A LIGHTLY-USED 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 19781,
for 1976, 28in. nitro barrels with acanthus scroll detailing at the breech ends, the rib engraved 'W.J. PIERCE & SON. BIRMINGHAM. ENGLAND.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 3/4 choke, scroll-back action, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, rolled-edge triggerguard, fine acanthus scroll engraving surrounding vignettes of pheasant in scrubland settings, the triggerguard with a portrait of a retriever, retaining much original colour-hardening and finish, 15 7/8in. well-figured stock with diamond grip, bolstered fore-end wood, weight 6lb. 8oz., in a lightweight case
Provenance: The Lot comes with a letter from the makers, dated to 1990 with the following information regarding the gun:
"The action and barrels are ex Webley & Scott, the barrels were struck up and finished by S.W. Pierce, a high quality stock and fore-end wood with normal bend and cast for a right hand shooter, chequered and oil finished to best standard. The action is profusely engraved with game scenes and scroll work and then colour hardened.
W.J. Pierce began work from school as a trainee barrel filer at Webley & Scott, he left in 1956 to begin working in his own workshop in St. Mary's Row, Birmingham. The business was later relocated at 3 Price Street, this being the address engraved on the rib. We have made number of guns for various gunmakers in London and the provinces although only a few have been sold with the W.J. Pierce name on. Gun No: 19781 was the first gun to be finished after the death of W.J. Piece and the last one to carry the Price Street address. The old workshops in price Street have been demolished and the site is now a car park"
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Estimate £1,500-2,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act