Product Details
WILLIAM DOUGLASS & SONS
A .470 NITRO EXPRESS BOXLOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. WD1016,
for 1996, 23 5/8in. nitro barrels, the sight rib engraved 'WILLIAM DOUGLASS & SONS. ENGLAND', with open sights and two folding leaf sights, marked 50, 100 and 150, ramped bead fore-sight, treble-grip action with hidden third bite, removable striker discs, manual safety, border engraving, the underside with the makers details, retaining some original colour-hardening and finish, 15in. pistolgrip stock with sling swivels and including 7/8in. recoil pad, fore-end with grip-catch release lever, weight 10lb. 1oz.
Provenance: The vendor has kindly informed us that the rifle was purchased as a step up from his .375 H&H Magnum after a terrifying incident that occured in Zimbabwe whilst he was acting as a guide to a group of game watchers. A series of unfortunate incidences led to the group being charged by a bull elephant which he managed to stop with his .375 mere feet from the group. A copy of an article in published in The Countryman's Weekly recounting the full story accompanies the Lot
Other Notes: Twenty rounds of Hornady Dangerous Game Series 500Grs DGS ammunition can be made available to the buyer of this Lot
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Estimate £3,000-5,000
S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act