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† AUG. FRANCOTTE (A LIEGE)
A NEW AND UNUSED PAIR OF SMETS-ENGRAVED .410 (3IN. MAGNUM) SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 1044 / 5,
28in. nitro barrels with deeply carved acanthus motifs at the breech ends and ribs gold-inlaid '1' and '2', left tubes engraved 'AUG. FRANCOTTE A LIEGE', 3in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 choke in all, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', manual safeties, removable striker discs, cocking-indicators, actions, lockplates and furniture deeply carved in high relief with stylised floral and scroll motifs on a matted background, the lockplates with game scenes of partridge in flight and woodland scenes of rabbits foraging and scattering, the undersides with squirrels knawing pine cones, the triggerplates signed 'JM Smets', retaining virtually full colour-hardened finish overall, the triggerguard tangs gold-inlaid with the serial numbers, 15 3/8in. highly-figured stocks, weight 5lb. 7oz., in their lightweight leather case
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Estimate £30,000-40,000
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