Main Sale - March 2012 : Sale A1062 Lot 914
J. & W. TOLLEY A SCARCE H. TOLLEY 1879 PATENT 10-BORE (2 5/8IN.) SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 5557,

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J. & W. TOLLEY
A SCARCE H. TOLLEY 1879 PATENT 10-BORE (2 5/8IN.) SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 5557,
30in. nitro reproved twist barrels, rib engraved 'J. & W. TOLLEY, MAKERS, ST. MARY'S SQUARE, BIRMINGHAM.', 2 5/8in. chambers, bored approx. 3/4 and 1/2 choke, Tolley patent lever cocking hammerless action, incorporating H. Tolley provisional patent hammer bolting patent, number 649 of Feb. 18th 1879, use number 109, carved fences, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving, the rear of the dipped-edge lockplates with game scenes of partridge and grouse, 14 1/2in. figured stock including steel buttplate, fore-end with Homer 1877 patent push-forward button release, weight 8lb. 8oz.
Estimate £1,500-2,000