Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2014 : Sale A1214 Lot 1404 - S2
JAMES MACNAUGHTON A 12-BORE 1879 PATENT 'THE EDINBURGH' HAMMERLESS BAR-IN-WOOD ROUND-ACTION NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 786,

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JAMES MACNAUGHTON
A 12-BORE 1879 PATENT 'THE EDINBURGH' HAMMERLESS TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION BAR-IN-WOOD ROUND-ACTION NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 786,
30in. nitro reproved damascus barrels, rib engraved 'JAMES MACNAUGHTON. 26 HANOVER STREET. EDINBURGH.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, Macnaughton patent lever-cocking hammerless action, patent no. 2848 of 1879, use number 25, fences engraved 'MACNAUGHTON. EDINBURGH.' in swirling banners, elongated skeletal toplever, topstrap with cocking inspection window (missing crystal), manual lever safety with engraved 'SAFE' detail, ropework border and acanthus scroll engraving, brushed finish overall, 14 1/8in. highly-figured stock including horn buttplate, fore-end with Deeley & Edge patent release catch and horn finial, chequering refreshed, weight 6lb. 8oz., in its brass-cornered oak and leather case with pigskin lined interior

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Estimate £5,000-7,000

S2