Main Sale - December 2010 : Sale A1048 Lot 1805 - S2
WILLIAMS & POWELL A SCARCE 12-BORE 1866 PATENT ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 1447,

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WILLIAMS & POWELL
A SCARCE 12-BORE 1866 PATENT ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 1447,
29 3/4in. nitro reproved damascus barrels, rib engraved 'WILLIAMS & POWELL. 27. SOUTH CASTLE ST. LIVERPOOL.', right wall thickness below recommended minimum, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 3/4 choke in both, Jones patent rotary-underlever, incorporating F.T. Baker patent extractor, patent no. 403 of 9th February 1866, use number 628, carved percussion fences, rebounding sidelocks, fine acanthus scroll engraving with cross-hatch bordering, brushed bright and reblued finish overall, 13 5/8in. figured stock including buttplate, fore-end with crosspin release and horn finial, weight 6lb. 15oz.
Estimate £300-500

S2