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STEPHEN GRANT
A COMPOSED PAIR OF 12-BORE 1879 PATENT ROUNDED-BAR TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION SIDELEVER NON-EJECTORS, serial no. 4774 / 5125,
for 1880 and 1882, No. 4774 with original 30in. nitro reproved blacked damascus barrels, rib engraved 'STEPHEN GRANT. 67A ST. JAMES'S STREET. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 choke in both;
No. 4774 extra 28in. sleeved steel to damascus nitro barrels, rib engraved 'SLEEVED BY E.C. ASHTHOPRE (sic) SEVERN STOKE. WORC'S.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/2 choke;
No. 5125 with 28in. sleeved steel to damascus nitro barrels, retaining original rib engraved 'STEPHEN GRANT 67A ST. JAMES'S STREET. LONDON. 2.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and full choke;
H. Phillips patent sidelever lever-cocking actions, patent no. 4809 of 1879, carved fences, automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, topstraps engraved 'PATENT', actions engraved 'STEPHEN GRANT' and engraved with fine scrollwork, brushed bright and reblued overall, 14 7/8in. highly-figured stock (No. 4774) and 14 5/8in. figured stock (No. 5125), weight 6lb. 12oz. (No. 4774) and 6lb. 8oz. (No. 5125), in a brass-cornered oak and leather double guncase
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that gun No. 4774 was completed in 1880 and that gun No. 5125 was completed in 1882 for the Marquis of Carmarthen
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Estimate £1,000-1,500
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act