Product Details
* E. PATON & SON
A SCARCE 20-BORE 1876 PATENT 'THE AUTOMATIC' PUSH-FORWARD UNDERLEVER DOUBLE-BITE SNAP-ACTION SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 2857,
28in. black powder only bold damascus barrels (loose on action), sunken rib engraved 'E. PATON & SON. 108. MOUNT STREET. GROSVENOR SQUARE. LONDON. & 44. GEORGE STREET. PERTH.', (some dents), 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, Southgate and Woodward 1876 patent 'The Automatic' action, patent no. 600, use number 200, carved leaf fences, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'BOLTED' detail, protruding tumbler pivots, fine acanthus scroll engraving, retaining traces of original colour-hardening, 14 1/4in. well-figured stock including horn buttplate, weight 5lb. 9oz.
Estimate £1,500-2,000
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