Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2018 : Sale A0918 Lot 1703
E. J. CHURCHILL A 12-BORE HERCULES FINEST QUALITY MODEL XXV BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 3263,

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E. J. CHURCHILL
A 12-BORE 'HERCULES FINEST QUALITY MODEL XXV' BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 3263,
25in. replacement nitro chopperlump barrels (in 1979) with matt Churchill-rib, gold-inlaid 'XXV' and '2' at the breech end, the tubes engraved 'CHURCHILL (GUNMAKER'S) LTD. 61 PALL MALL. ST. JAMES'S. LONDON. ENGLAND.', and with acanthus scroll detailing at the breech ends, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, scroll-back action with slender standing breech, the toplever gold-inlaid '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, rolled-edge triggerguard, fully engraved with acanthus scrollwork, the underside engraved and partially gold-inlaid with the model designation in an oval, retaining very slight traces original colour-hardening, 14 1/2in. highly-figured stock, weight 5lb. 14oz., in its lightweight leather 'The V.C.' guncase

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Estimate £1,000-1,500  € 1,110-1,664

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