Product Details
BOSS & CO.
A 12-BORE SIDELEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 3620,
28in. nitro reproved damascus barrels, the rib engraved 'BOSS & CO. 73 ST JAMES'S STREET. LONDON.' (wall thicknesses below recommended minimum, slightly shortened), 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 choke in both, carved percussion fences, rebounding locks, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving, 14 1/4in. replacement stock, weight 6lb. 12oz.
Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that this shotgun was ordered July 1881 by E.R. Owen, Esq. of Cirencester.
Capt. Edward Rodney 'Roddy' Owen was an acclaimed Victorian jockey who was described in Vanity Fair as being the 'gentleman rider of his generation'.
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Estimate £800-1,200
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