Product Details
JOSEPH NEEDHAM 12-BORE 1862 PATENT SIDELEVER SINGLE-BOLT SNAP-ACTION SELF HALF-COCKING BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMERGUN, serial no. 1374, 30in. black powder only barrels (pitted), the rib engraved 'JOSEPH NEEDHAM. PATENTEE. 26. PICCADILLY. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. choke in both, wall thicknesses below recommended minimum, action incorporating Needham patent rotating single bolt sidelever patent, patent no. 1544 of 1862, use number 738, the fences with external cams, half-cocking the hammers as the sidelever is pushed down, slim fences and side bolsters, non-rebounding sidelocks with high-spurred hare's ear hammers, permanently attached fore-end, border engraving, 13 1/2in. stock including steel buttplate, weight 6lb. 14oz.
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Estimate £200-300
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act