Fine Modern & Antique Arms - July 2024 : Sale A0724 Lot 1470
JOHN RIGBY & CO. A 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 17457,

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JOHN RIGBY & CO.
A 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 17457,
for 1912, 28in. nitro reproved barrels (in 1982, slightly loose on action), the rib engraved in gothic script 'John Rigby & Co. 43. Sackville St. London.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, right wall at 19, carved leaf fences, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, dipped-edge lockplates, bold acanthus scroll engraving with scrolling borders, retaining traces of original colour-hardening, 15 1/4in. stock including 1 1/2in. wooden extension, weight 6lb. 9oz., in its leather case with some original accessories

Provenance: We are kindly informed that the gun was completed on 30th July 1912 as a 'Best top lever (new pattern) hammerless ejector double gun with 30in. barrels (action no. 2814) for an R.P. Walters.



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Estimate £1,500-2,000

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