Fine Modern & Antique Guns - June 2019 : Sale A0619 Lot 1521
AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE (FAIT POUR MAYOR A GENEVE) A FINE COROMBELLE-ENGRAVED 20-BORE ROUNDED-BAR HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial...

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** AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE (FAIT POUR MAYOR A GENEVE)
A FINE COROMBELLE-ENGRAVED 20-BORE ROUNDED-BAR HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 90211,
27in. nitro chopperlump barrels with file-cut matt rib and ivory sight bead, the tubes engraved 'AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE BREVETE LIEGE. FAIT POUR MAYOR A GENEVE.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 3/4 choke in both, removable striker discs, manual safety with gold-inlaid 'S' detail, hand-detachable lockplates with floral engraved release, gold-inlaid cocking indicators, articulated front-trigger, finely engraved with beaded borders, acanthus scrollwork and floral bouquets, the triggerplate engraved 'H.L. COROMBELLE. S.C.', retaining some original colour-hardening and finish, 14in. figured stock, quick-release sling-eyes, weight 5lb. 11oz., in its brass-cornered leather case

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Estimate £5,000-8,000

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act