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* BOSS & CO.
A MATCHED PAIR OF SUMNER-ENGRAVED 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER EASY-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 4912 / 5175,
circa 1901 and 1904, 29in. nitro barrels (No.2 reproved in 1982), the ribs engraved 'BOSS & CO. 73 ST. JAMES'S STREET. LONDON.' and gold-inlaid '1' and '2' at the breech ends, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in all, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, Boss improved patent single triggers, rolled-edge triggerguards, best fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, the triggerplates with 'BOSS'S PATENT 22894', retaining slight traces of original colour-hardening, 15in. well-figured stocks including 7/8in. wooden extensions, repair to right underhorn No.2, weight 6lb. 12oz., in a case
Provenance: The makers records show that gun no. 5175 was made to match gun no. 4912, both guns produced between 1901 and 1905
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Estimate £7,000-9,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act