Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2014 : Sale A1214 Lot 1402 - S2
JAMES MACNAUGHTON A 12-BORE 1879 PATENT 'THE EDINBURGH' HAMMERLESS TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION ROUND-ACTION NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 814,

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JAMES MACNAUGHTON
A 12-BORE 1879 PATENT 'THE EDINBURGH' HAMMERLESS TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION ROUND-ACTION NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 814,
29 7/8in. nitro reproved damascus barrels (in 2013), rib engraved 'JAMES MACNAUGHTON. 26 HANOVER STREET. EDINBURGH.', left wall-thickness well below recommended minimum, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and full choke, Macnaughton patent lever-cocking hammerless action, patent no. 2848 of 1879, use number 30, fences engraved 'MACNAUGHTON. EDINBURGH.' in swirling banners, elongated skeletal toplever, topstrap with cocking inspection window (missing crystal), manual lever safety with engraved 'SAFE' detail, border and partial scroll engraving, brushed finish overall, 14 3/4in. figured stock including horn buttplate, crack to wood underside, fore-end with grip-catch release and native replacement finial, weight 6lb. 13oz.

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Estimate £800-1,200

S2