Product Details
E.J. CHURCHILL
A 12-BORE 'IMPERIAL' SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 6212,
25in. nitro reproved barrels with matt Churchill-rib, gold-inlaid at the breech-end 'XXV', the tubes engraved 'E.J. CHURCHILL (GUNMAKERS) Ltd. ORANGE ST. GUNWORKS. LEICESTER SQUARE. LONDON.', right barrel with dent, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and 3/4 choke, manual safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, best bold acanthus scroll engraving, the underside gold-inlaid with a crown, bright finish overall, 14 1/8in. figured stock including 3/8in. rubber recoil pad, weight 6lb. 2oz., in a brass-cornered oak-lined leather case
Provenance: We are kindly informed by the makers that this shotgun was ordered 1st March 1938 by Count Rudolf Czernin of Bohemia.
Estimate £7,000-9,000
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