Product Details
WATSON BROS.
A FINE PAIR OF 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER ROUNDED BAR OVER AND UNDER SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 20098 / 9,
29in. nitro chopperlump barrels with 6mm solid matt top ribs, the breech ends with acanthus scroll detailing and gold-inlaid '1 ' and '2', side ribs, the over barrels engraved 'WATSON BROS. 39. REDCROSS WAY. LONDON BRIDGE.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and imp. cyl. choke (No.1) and Teague multichokes (No.2), hold-open toplevers finely pierced with clover leaves and gold-inlaid '1' and 2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, cocking-indicators, non-selective single-triggers, rolled-edge triggerguards, the actions, furniture and lockplates profusely engraved with best bold acanthus scrollwork on a finely stippled background, the fore-end irons and furniture engraved en-suite and gold-inlaid '1' and '2', bright finish overall, 14 3/4in. highly-figured Prince of Wales semi-pistolgrip stocks (slightly cast on) with engraved steel pistolgrip-caps, weight 6lb. 8oz.
Provenance: Sir Max Hastings kindly sent us the following tribute to his great friend Sir Christopher Bland, the former owner of this pair who sadly passed away in January of this year:
"Sir Christopher Bland was one of Britain's foremost businessmen, a chairman of many companies including BT and of the BBC. He was also a passionate countryman who shot and fished all his life, from his early upbringing in Northern Ireland. For some years he ran a successful shoot of his own in Hampshire, and was a keen pheasant and partridge shot both with side-by-sides and over-and-unders. The most convivial of both hosts and guests, he nonetheless liked to claim that lunch seldom damaged his aim."
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Other Notes: The guns have been checked over by the makers prior to sale and they report the following:
"Pair 20098/9 A pair of lightweight 12 over unders .
We have taken care of tightening the guns including refitting forends, given the wood a light refinish, replaced a broken first lift.
Polished all internal components of any tarnish and rust. checked the wood for any cracks etc, all taken care of."
Furthermore they inform us:
"We welcome any client who purchases to have guns altered to their specifications for a nominal fee and offer a full mechanical warranty apart from any woodwork which is in fine condition."
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Estimate £25,000-30,000
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