Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2013 : Sale A121213 Lot 1740 - S2
CHARLES HELLIS & SONS LTD. A 12-BORE SIDEPLATED BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 4113,

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CHARLES HELLIS & SONS LTD.
A 12-BORE SIDEPLATED BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 4113,
26in. nitro barrels, rib gold-inlaid '2' and engraved 'CHARLES HELLIS & SONS. LTD. 121 & 123. EDGWARE ROAD. HYDE PARK. LONDON. W.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and full choke, toplever gold-inlaid '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, rolled-edge triggerguard, action and recessed decorative sideplates fully engraved with bold acanthus scrollwork with feathered bordering, the action with Hellis cross-feathers motifs, retaining much colour-hardening and finish, 14 3/4in. figured stock with applied 7/8in. leather covered recoil pad, weight 6lb. 2oz., in a brass-cornered leather case with Grant & Lang trade label

Provenance: The gun was completed circa 1936 / 7

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Estimate £800-1,200

S2