Main Sale December 2009 : Sale A1034 Lot 708
CHARLES BOSWELL A 10-BORE (2 7/8IN.) BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR WILDFOWLING GUN, serial no. 3916,

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* CHARLES BOSWELL
A 10-BORE (2 7/8IN.) BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR WILDFOWLING GUN, serial no. 3916,
31 1/4in. black powder only damascus barrels (dented and bulged) with raised matt rib, engraved 'CHARLES BOSWELL. MAKER. 126. STRAND. LONDON. W.C.', early Anson & Deeley treble-grip action, Westley Richards type toplever, automatic safety, border and scroll engraving with naive vignettes of game birds, blued finish, 14 3/8in. highly-figured semi-pistolgrip stock including horn buttplate, carved with a stag's head, weight 8lb. 8oz.
Estimate £600-800

THE ABOVE LOT IS PURCHASED AS AN EXEMPT ITEM UNDER SECTION 58 (2) OF THE 1968 FIREARMS ACT. TO BE HELD AS A CURIOSITY OR ORNAMENT.

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