Product Details
J. WOODWARD & SONS
A RARE 12-BORE 1863 PATENT (SECOND PATTERN) THUMBHOLE-UNDERLEVER SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 4642,
for 1892, 28in. replacement nitro chopperlump barrels (by the makers in 1985), rib engraved 'J. WOODWARD & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. ENGLAND', and gold-inlaid '2' at the breech end, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/2 choke, Purdey patent thumbhole underlever, patent no. 1104 of 2nd may 1863, removable striker discs, arcaded fences, the top-strap gold-inlaid '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, protruding tumbler pivots with gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, best fine border and floral scroll engraving, brushed finish overall, 14 3/4in. replacement stock including 3/4in. rubber recoil pad, weight 6lb. 12oz., in a leather case
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in 1892 for Colonel H. Cornwall
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Estimate £4,000-6,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act