Product Details
JOSEPH LANG & SON
A .470 (3 1/4IN.) NITRO EXPRESS BOXLOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 15406,
26in. nitro chopperlump barrels, broad raised matt rib with open sights and two folding leaf sights, bead fore-sight with flip-up moonsight, the tubes engraved 'JOSEPH LANG & SON, 102 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON.' and ".470 3 1/4 SOLID METAL CASE. 75 GRS. CORDITE. 500GRN. BULLETT", treble-grip action with removable striker discs, manual safety with brass 'SAFE' detail, beaded border engraving with occasional scroll details, retaining traces of original colour-hardening, 15 7/8in. well-figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, steel pistolgrip-cap, sling swivels and including 1 3/4in. wooden extension and 7/8in. ventilated rubber recoil pad, fore-end with grip-catch release lever, weight 11lb. 7oz.
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that the rifle was completed on 8th August 1919 for E. H. Pearson, with 26in. barrels at a cost of 42 pounds
Estimate £6,000-8,000
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