Product Details
A .450 (3 1/4IN.) BLACK POWDER EXPRESS 'THE VICTOR NO.2 HAMMERLESS' BACK-ACTION SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE BY COGSWELL & HARRISON, serial no. 12543,
for 1884, 28in. black powder only bold damascus barrels, broad matted rib with open sights, folding leaf sight and bead fore-sight, the tubes engraved 'COGSWELL & HARRISON. 142 NEW BOND ST. LONDON.',T. Perkes patent barrel-cocking No.2 hammerless treble-grip action, patent no. 1968 of 16th May 1878, use number 320, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral details, the lockplates engraved 'COGSWELL & HARRISON' in scrolling banners, retaining very slight traces of colour-hardening and much renewed finish, 14 5/8in. pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, pistolgrip-cap, sling eyes and chequered buttplate, fore-end with grip-catch release lever, weight 8lb. 6oz.
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Estimate £2,500-3,500
Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament