Product Details
W. & C. SCOTT & SON
A 12-BORE 'THE PREMIER GUN' SIDELOCK EJECTOR PIGEON GUN, serial no. 79258,
circa 1911, 30in. nitro reproved barrels (in 2013) with raised matt rib engraved at the breech 'SCOTT'S IMPROVED BOLT' within an oval surrounded by acanthus scroll, tubes engraved 'W. & C. SCOTT & SON. MAKERS. 78, SHAFTESBURY AVENUE. LONDON.', and the model designation in ornate gothic script, with Scott tower trademark, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and 3/4 choke, rounded bar, sideclipped treble-grip action, automatic safety with engraved 'SAFE' detail, the fences and toplever deeply carved with scrolling leaf motifs on a finely stippled background, the action, lockplates and furniture with fine acanthus scroll engraving, surrounding finely engraved vignettes of game birds in flight, including woodcock, partridge, pheasant and fowl, each lockplate also with vignettes of hound on point, retaining traces of original colour-hardening and finish, 14 3/4in. highly-figured replacement stock including 1in. leather-covered recoil pad, weight 7lb. 3oz., in a brass-cornered leather case with Henry C. Squires & Son trade label
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Estimate £3,000-5,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act