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WILLIAM POWELL & SON
A 12-BORE 1864 PATENT BAR-IN-WOOD LIFT-UP TOPLEVER ROTATING SINGLE BOLT SNAP-ACTION HAMMERGUN, serial no. 6460,
for 1882, 30in. black powder only damascus barrels, rib engraved 'WILLIAM POWELL & SON 13. CARR'S LANE BIRMINGHAM.' and '2', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and 3/4 choke, some pitting, action incorporating William Powell patent lift-up toplever, patent no. 1163 of 7th May 1864, use number 2108, bar-in-wood, fluted teardrop fences with Powell patent gold-inlaid 'Loaded' indicators, patent no. 1055 of 1869, rebounding sidelocks with flat side swept hammers of hare's-ear form, grip safety, fine acanthus scroll engraving with ornate borders, 14 1/8in. well-figured stock including horn buttplate, fore-end with Deeley & Edge patent release and horn finial, weight 7lb.
Provenance: the vendor kindly informs us that the gun was sold to a Revd. G.E. Ashley MA, Rector of Stretton Sugwas, Hertfordshire. Copies of research notes by the vendor accompany the Lot
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Estimate £600-800
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act