Main Sale - September 2010 : Sale A1045 Lot 717
JOSEPH NEEDHAM & CO. A J. NEEDHAM 1852 PATENT 14-BORE NEEDLE-FIRE DOUBLE-BARRELLED SIDE-OPENING BOLT-ACTION GUN, serial no. 1...
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JOSEPH NEEDHAM & CO.
A SCARCE J. NEEDHAM 1852 PATENT 14-BORE NEEDLE-FIRE DOUBLE-BARRELLED SIDE-OPENING BOLT-ACTION GUN, serial no. 1174,
33in. damascus barrels, rib engraved 'JOSEPH NEEDHAM & CO. 26. PICCADILLY. LONDON.', patent no. 184 of 1852, use number 1174, the breech ends with best bold scroll engraved independent side-opening bolts, each with individual safety levers and silver '1/2 COCK' detail, (needles shortened), carved acanthus leaf fences and bold acanthus scroll engraving, the triggerguard engraved with a pointer (worn), 14 1/8in. stock including steel buttplate
Estimate £800-1,200