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J. WOODWARD & SONS
A 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 5975,
for 1908, 29in. Whitworth-steel nitro chopperlump barrels, the rib gold-inlaid '2' and engraved 'JAMES WOODWARD & SONS. 64 ST. JAMES'S STREET. LONDON. S.W. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, carved arcaded fences, removable striker discs, the toplever gold-inlaid '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving, the makers name in elaborate cartouches to the lockplates, 15in. boldly-figured stock including 5/8in. wooden extension, minor setting crack to rear of right lockplate, weight 6lb. 8oz.
Provenance: The makers have kindly provided us with the following information:
No. 5,975
Completed: 21st July 1908
For: the Revd Rupert E Inglis
Description: No. 2 of a pair of hammerless top lever ejector game guns
Weight:6lb 10oz
Calibre:12-bore
Barrels: 29in. Whitworth
Choke: Imp & ¼
Stock: 15in.
Notes:
Action without side clips
Straight hand stock
Rupert Edward Inglis (17 May 1863 – 18 September 1916) was an England international rugby player who later became a Church of England rector. During the First World War, Inglis was a chaplain to the British Army and was killed during the Battle of the Somme
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Estimate £3,000-5,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act