Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2014 : Sale A0314 Lot 1503 - S2
F. BEESLEY A 16-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 2555, with extra 20-bore barrels,

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F. BEESLEY
A 16-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 2555, with extra 20-bore barrels,
28in. original 16-bore nitro reproved (in 2000) chopperlump barrels with acanthus scroll detailing at the breech ends, tubes engraved 'F. BEESLEY. 7 BURY STREET. ST. JAMES'S. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 choke in both, wall thicknesses at 19;
30in. new 20-bore nitro chopperlump barrels (in 2004) with acanthus scroll detailing at the breech ends, tubes engraved 'F. BEESLEY. 7. BURY STREET. ST. JAMES'S LONDON', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke;
Beesley patent action with fences deeply carved in high relief with stylised leaf motifs, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, best fine bouquet and acanthus scroll engraving, retaining traces of original colour-hardening, and virtually full renewed blued finish, 14 3/4in. highly-figured replacement stock including 1in. leather covered recoil pad, matching fore-end wood, weight 6lb. 1oz. (16-bore barrels) and 6lb. 9oz. (20-bore barrels), in a lightweight leather case with provision for both sets of barrels, with gold-tooled Frederick Beesley trade label bearing London and Amersham addresses

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Estimate £4,000-6,000

S2