Main Sale - March 2012 : Sale A1062 Lot 1704 - S2
WILLIAM POWELL & SON A 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 13190,
Product Details
WILLIAM POWELL & SON
A 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 13190,
29in. nitro barrels, the rib engraved 'WILLIAM POWELL & SON. 35, CARR'S LANE. BIRMINGHAM.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, treble-grip action, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, border engraving, retaining traces of original colour-hardening and finish, 14 1/4in. figured stock, fore-end iron numbered 15190, weight 6lb. 5oz., in its canvas and leather case
Provenance: It is written that this gun was completed in 1920 for Richard Wrottesley, the 5th Baron Wrottesley of Staffordshire.
Estimate £1,000-1,500
S2