Fine Modern & Antique Arms - September 2021 : Sale A0921 Lot 1461
FREDc. T. BAKER A 12-BORE NEEDHAM 1874 PATENT HAMMERLESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 6749,

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FREDc. T. BAKER
A 12-BORE NEEDHAM 1874 PATENT HAMMERLESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 6749,
circa 1887, 30in. nitro reproved barrels, the tubes engraved 'FREDERIC. T. BAKER. 21. COCKSPUR ST. PALL MALL. & 88 FLEET ST. LONDON. SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and true cyl. choke, right wall thickness at 18, hammerless action with Needham patent ejectors, patent no.1204 of 1874, Westley Richards 1871 patent top extension, carved serpentine fences, automatic safety with gold 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, distinctive back-action lockplates, (left mainspring requires attention, detached) border and fine acanthus scroll engraving, the underside with the F.T. Baker registered trademark roundel, brushed and blued finish, 14in. figured stock, fore-end with grip-catch release lever, weight 6lb. 8oz., in a leather case

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Estimate £700-900

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