Fine Modern & Antique Guns - April 2026 : Sale A0426 Lot 1452
BOSS & CO. A SCARCE 12-BORE PERKES 1878 PATENT SIDELEVER BACK-ACTION SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 3779,

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BOSS & CO.
A SCARCE 12-BORE PERKES 1878 PATENT SIDELEVER BACK-ACTION SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 3779,
for 1884, 30in. sleeved steel to damascus barrels with damascus muzzles (in 2010), the bold damascus with browned finish and the steel blued, the sleeving join and muzzle join with decorative gold band inlays, original damascus under rib and original top rib browned and engraved '1' and 'BOSS & CO. 73 St. JAMES'S STREET. LONDON.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 choke in both, Perkes patent action, No. 1968 of 1878, Boss license use number 261, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving, light patination overall, 14 1/4in. figured stock with steel heel and toe plates, gold oval escutcheon engraved with the Lovat crest, fore-end with grip-catch release lever, weight 6lb. 14oz., in a brass-cornered oak and leather case with provision for a second set of barrels




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Estimate £1,200-1,600

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