Product Details
J. WOODWARD & SONS
A 12-BORE 'THE AUTOMATIC' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 5132,
circa 1897, 29in. nitro Whitworth-steel barrels, the rib engraved 'JAMES WOODWARD & SONS. 64 ST. JAMES'S STREET, LONDON. S.W.', and 'MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL', the breech end gold-inlaid '2', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/4 choke, some pits and dents, arcaded fences, removable striker discs, toplever gold-inlaid '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, protruding tumbler pivots with gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, fine acanthus scroll engraving, the makers name in elaborate cartouches, the action face with 'THE AUTOMATIC TRADEMARK. JAMES WOODWARD & SONS', some surface patination in places, 14 7/8in. stock including buttplate, weight 6lb. 7oz., in a brass-mounted oak case (some damage, lock dislodged)
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Estimate £3,000-5,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act