Product Details
WATSON BROS.
A FINE 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER ROUNDED-BAR OVER AND UNDER SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 20888,
29in. nitro chopperlump barrels with 6mm solid matt top rib, the breech end with acanthus scroll detailing and gold-inlaid '2', side ribs, the over barrel engraved 'WATSON BROS. 39. REDCROSS WAY. LONDON BRIDGE.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 choke in both, hold-open toplever, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, cocking-indicators, non-selective single-trigger, rolled-edge triggerguard, the action, furniture and lockplates profusely engraved with best bold acanthus scrollwork on a finely stippled background, the fore-end iron and furniture engraved en-suite, bright finish overall, 14 3/4in. highly-figured Prince of Wales semi-pistolgrip stock (slightly cast on) with horn pistolgrip-cap, weight 6lb. 15oz., in its lightweight leather case with dark blue velveteen interior
Provenance: Sir Max Hastings kindly sent us the following tribute to his great friend Sir Christopher Bland, the former owner of this gun who sadly passed away in January of this year:
"Sir Christopher Bland was one of Britain's foremost businessmen, a chairman of many companies including BT and of the BBC. He was also a passionate countryman who shot and fished all his life, from his early upbringing in Northern Ireland. For some years he ran a successful shoot of his own in Hampshire, and was a keen pheasant and partridge shot both with side-by-sides and over-and-unders. The most convivial of both hosts and guests, he nonetheless liked to claim that lunch seldom damaged his aim."
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Other Notes:
The gun has been checked over by the makers prior to sale and they report the following:
"Gun 20888 12 bore over under Built for a favourite client in the city. This gun needed only a strip and clean, has not seen a lot of use.
Checked all mechanical components and checked the wood for any cracks etc , all taken care of."
Furthermore they inform us:
"We welcome any client who purchases to have guns altered to their specifications for a nominal fee and offer a full mechanical warranty apart from any woodwork which is in fine condition."
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Estimate £15,000-20,000
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