Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2017 : Sale A0317 Lot 730
STEPHEN GRANT & SONS AN EXCEPTIONAL 8-BORE DOUBLE-BARRELLED SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 5933,

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STEPHEN GRANT & SONS
AN EXCEPTIONAL 8-BORE DOUBLE-BARRELLED SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 5933,
33in. black powder only bold damascus barrels, broad raised rib with fine acanthus scroll detailing at the breech end and engraved 'STEPHEN GRANT & SONS. 67A ST. JAMES'S STREET. LONDON.', large treble-grip action with fluted fences, removable striker discs, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, best fine acanthus scroll engraving, retaining much original colour-hardening and finish, 13 5/8in. highly-figured stock with engraved steel heel and toe plates, weight 11lb. 8oz., in a fleece-lined leather slip

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in 1888, for a Frank Thompson Esq, with 33in. barrels

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Estimate £8,000-12,000