Product Details
WILLIAM POWELL & SON
AN UNUSUAL 12-BORE "HAMMER" SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 9622,
30in. nitro reproved bold damascus barrels, file cut rib with banner inscribed 'WILLIAM POWELL & SON. 13. CARRS LANE. BIRMINGHAM', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 choke in both, wall-thicknesses well below recommended minimum, treble-grip action, manual safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, the lockplates with fixed dummy external hammers (for sighting purposes only), fine border and acanthus scroll engraving, retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening, 14 7/8in. highly-figured stock including 3/4in. rubber recoil pad, fore-end wood with minor cracks, weight 6lb. 12oz., in its brass-cornered leather (hammergun) case retaining original charges label with details of black powder and schultze powder loading details
Provenance: The makers have kindly supplied the following information from their records:
"Sept 2nd 1893
Messrs Spear & Jackson for J.K. Watson
1 best hammerless ejector with damascus barrels 30 inches 12 bore cylinder, top lever treble bolt, Rogers side locks, safety not automatic, external false hammers to mid apart, 3/8 low rib engine turned, dimensions to pattern no. 7474, knob fixed on guard same as on a double grip lever, best finish
Best Leather Case
Lettering do. T.K.W. Sheffield"
The final bill totalling £36.10.5
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Estimate £500-700
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