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E.J. CHURCHILL (GUNMAKERS) LTD.
A LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE 'THE PREMIERE QUALITY' PINLESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 4536,
for 1934, 25in. nitro barrels, matt Churchill-rib gold-inlaid 'XXV' and '2' at the breech end, the tubes engraved 'E. J. CHURCHILL (GUNMAKERS) LTD. ORANGE ST. GUNWORKS. LEICESTER SQUARE. LONDON.' and with acanthus scroll detailing at the breech ends, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, wall thicknesses at 17 and 16, slender fences, toplever gold-inlaid '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, double rolled-edge triggerguard, fully engraved with fine acanthus scrollwork, the lockplates with 'E. J. CHURCHILL' in scrolling banners, the underside gold-inlaid 'THE PREMIERE QUALITY', 14 3/8in. figured stock, weight 6lb. 4oz., in a lightweight leather case
Provenance: The Lot is supplied with a photocopy from the makers records, listing the gun as No.2 of a pair made for Capt. A.M. Talbot Fletcher, Margam Castle, Port Talbot, S. Wales, 'wanted August 8th' 1934.
Also included an image and a copy of an obituary for Captain Andrew Mansel Talbot Fletcher (1880 - 1950). The obituary notes Captain Fletcher as having been 'a racing motorist of some note in the early days of the sport, and was also at one time one of the leading six shots in Scotland'
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Estimate £2,000-3,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act