Main Sale - September 2010 : Sale A1045 Lot 1749 - S2
G.E. LEWIS & SONS A 12-BORE (3IN.) BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR WILDFOWLING GUN, serial no. 16226,
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G.E. LEWIS & SONS
A 12-BORE (3IN.) BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR WILDFOWLING GUN, serial no. 16226,
32in. nitro barrels with broad matt rib, tubes engraved 'G.E. LEWIS & SONS. 32 & 33. LOWER LOVEDAY ST. BIRMINGHAM.', some pitting, 3in. chambers, bored approx. 3/4 and full choke, treble-grip action, automatic safety with silver-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, beaded border engraving with naive depictions of alighting mallard, retaining slight traces of original colour-hardening, 14 1/4in. semi-pistolgrip stock including buttplate, weight 7lb. 8oz. The gun was completed circa 1937
Estimate £400-600
S2