Fine Modern & Antique Arms - March 2024 : Sale A0324 Lot 1456
JAMES MACNAUGHTON & SONS A 12-BORE 1879 PATENT THE EDINBURGH TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION SKELETAL BAR-IN-WOOD ROUND-ACTION EJECTOR, 2852

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JAMES MACNAUGHTON & SONS
A 12-BORE 1879 PATENT 'THE EDINBURGH' TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION SKELETAL BAR-IN-WOOD ROUND-ACTION EJECTOR, serial no. 2852,
for 1906, 28in. replacement nitro barrels, rib engraved 'JAMES MACNAUGHTON SONS. 21, FREDERICK STREET. EDINBURGH.' and with grape and vine detailing towards the breech end, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/2 choke, MacNaughton patent action incorporating later 1894 barrel-cocking design, with standard length toplever, top-strap with solid inspection plate cover and 1879 patent pivoting automatic safety lever with engraved 'SAFE' detail, the skeletal action bar and furniture finely engraved with flowing grape and vine motifs on a matted background, the fore-end irons decorated en-suite, retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening and finish, 14 1/4in. figured replacement stock, weight 6lb. 14oz., in a brass-cornered oak and leather guncase



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Estimate £7,000-9,000

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