Fine Modern & Antique Guns - June 2013 : Sale A1072 Lot 1430 - S2
BOSS & CO. A 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER EASY-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 4923,

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BOSS & CO.
A 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER EASY-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 4923,
30in. nitro barrels, rib engraved 'BOSS & CO. 73 ST. JAMES'S STREET. LONDON.', and gold-inlaid '1', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, right barrel with dent, toplever gold-inlaid '1', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, Boss 1894 improved patent single trigger, rolled-edge triggerguard, best fine bouquet and scroll engraving, brushed bright and reblued finish overall, 14 3/8in. figured replacement stock including 1 1/4in. leather covered recoil pad, weight 6lb. 10oz., in a lightweight leather case

Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that this shotgun was ordered as No.1 of a pair on 21st November 1901as a single-trigger with 30in. barrels. The original owner's name is indistinct in the ledger, but appears to read 'M. de Lissarby'.

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Estimate £5,000-7,000

S2