Main Sale - December 2010 : Sale A1048 Lot 1718 - S2
JOSEPH HARKOM A FINE QUALITY 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 2583,

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** JOSEPH HARKOM
A FINE QUALITY 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 2583,
30in. 'Fine Steel' nitro barrels, rib engraved 'JOSEPH HARKOM & SON. 30. GEORGE ST. EDINBURGH.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, carved serpentine fences, automatic safety with gold 'SAFE' detail, gold-washed internals, profusely engraved with fine acanthus scrollwork, retaining much original colour-hardening and some original finish, 14 3/8in. well-figured stock, weight 6lb. 8oz., in its brass-cornered leather case with original trade label

Provenance: We are kindly informed by the vendor that this shotgun was the property of his grandfather, Harry Lambert, Esq., who took it to the Transkei region of South Africa where it saw little use.
Estimate £2,500-3,500

S2