December 2024 Sealed Bid Auction : Sale S1224 Lot 6706
EUG. WILMART & FILS FAIT POUR V. ROUSSEL 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 20476,

Product Details

* EUG. WILMART & FILS 'FAIT POUR V. ROUSSEL' 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 20476, circa 1915, 28 1/2in. Whitworth steel nitro barrels (tubes numbered 38716 and 38717), rib engraved 'EUG. WILMART & FILS Fts. FAIT PUR V. ROUSSEL ARQr. A MONTPELLIER.' and tubes engraved 'SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID COMPRESSED STEEL.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and 3/4 choke, treble-grip action with hidden third bite, fences carved with foliate motifs, removable striker discs, manual safety with gold-inlaid 'S' detail, articulated front trigger, border engraving, the lockplates engraved with scenes of hound flushing fowl in a wetland setting on the left, the right with hound flushing pheasant in a woodland setting, the underside with a stag in its naturalistic habitat, signed 'Agob', some oil staining, 14in. stock including buttplate, with sling swivels, applied comb, repair to toe, weight 7lb. 8oz.

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Estimate £500-700

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