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WILLIAM POWELL & SON
A PAIR OF 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 12995 / 6,
29in. nitro reproved chopperlump barrels, ribs engraved 'WILLIAM POWELL & SON. 35, CARR'S LANE, BIRMINGHAM', and gold-inlaid '1' and '2', and fitted with high visibility fore-sights, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, treble-grip actions, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, non-selective single triggers, best bouquet and scroll engraving, retaining traces of original colour-hardening and some rebluing, 14 7/8in. highly-figured replacement stocks, weight 6lb. 9oz., in their brass-cornered lightweight leather case with some accessories
Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that this pair were completed as best quality single-trigger guns with 29in. Whitworth steel barrels in June 1916 for Pierce Lacy, Esq.
Estimate £12,000-16,000
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