Fine Modern & Antique Arms - November 2023 : Sale A1123 Lot 1592
J. & W. TOLLEY A SCARCE 10-BORE (89MM) 1877 PATENT GIANT GRIP DOUBLE-BARRELLED TOPLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 6175,

Product Details

J. & W. TOLLEY
A SCARCE 10-BORE (89MM) 1877 PATENT 'GIANT GRIP' DOUBLE-BARRELLED TOPLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 6175,
circa 1885, 30 7/8in. nitro reproved fine damascus barrels (in 2023) with broad raised wave-cut rib and side bolsters, the tubes engraved 'J. & W. TOLLEY. MAKERS. 1. CONDUIT ST. REGENT ST. LONDON. W.', 89mm chambers, bored approx. 3/4 and 1/2 choke, large action with carved serpentine fences, toplever with Tolley 'Giant Grip' top extension, patent no. 461 of 3rd February 1877, rebounding back-action locks with flat side c-scroll hammers, button strikers, border engraving, retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening, 14 5/8in. figured semi-pistolgrip stock with domed fluted horn pistolgrip-cap and including 1 1/8in. rubber recoil pad, fore-end with C.G. Homer registered design button fore-end release with gold-inlaid 'PUSH' detail, design no. 5938 of 1877, weight 9lb. 4oz.



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Estimate £1,500-2,000

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