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COGSWELL & HARRISON
A W.& C. SCOTT & SONS 1878 PATENT 12-BORE BACK-ACTION SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 10108,
for 1880, 30in. black powder only reproved damascus barrels, rib engraved 'COGSWELL & HARRISON. 142 NEW BOND STREET. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/4 choke, W. & M. Scott and T. Baker patent treble-grip barrel-cocking hammerless action, patent no. 761 of 1878, use number 177, incorporating W.& C. Scott patent automatic block safety, Needham & Hinton patent intercepting sears, patent no. 706 of 1879, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, border and acanthus scroll engraving, 14 1/2in. figured stock including buttplate, Scott patent fore-end release, weight 6lb. 12oz., in a distressed leather guncase
Provenance: The vendor has kindly provided us the following information:
"A best gun model named by them "the Victoria" in 1880 when this early model hammerless action, back action, sidelock shotgun was introduced by them. The original model numbered 10,108 was initially ordered by a Mr Oldhusen, who went on to cancel this and it was sold instead to a "Mr Ward". From the Cogswell records the original charge was for a load consisting of 3 drams of No.4 grain black powder, and 1 1/8oz. of lead shot.
The person that I acquired this from many years ago had it reproofed with the London Proof House for black powder charged cartridges. This was a personal choice and would not have been mine, particularly as both bores were / are in good condition!
The capital letters engraved upon the gold escutcheon inset into the highly figured walnut stock of "WE" are those of a William English, a man who had an interest in race horses, so I was told.
I have had a great deal of enjoyment using this gun in shooting game birds over pointing dogs, principally Irish red setters, German wire-haired pointers and German short-haired pointers, and cocker spaniels from time to time."
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Estimate £700-900
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act