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COGSWELL & HARRISON
AN UNUSUAL 12-BORE 'CERTUS' SINGLE-BARRELLED BOLT-ACTION TEST GUN, serial no. 30428,
30in. ribless nitro barrel, the top of which engraved COGSWELL & HARRISON LTD. 141 NEW BOND ST. & 226. STRAND. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chamber, bored approx. 3/4 choke, Edgar Harrison patent sliding breech bolt action, patent no. 4097 of 1900, beaded border engraving, retaining some original finish, pistolgrip stock, 14 1/2in. pull
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was supplied to the powder manufacturers Curtiss & Harvey Ltd. in 1903 as a 'testing gun'.
"The Yannaghas Collection of Important Vintage Sporting Guns", Christie's, Tuesday 1st December, 1998, Lot 91
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Estimate £400-600
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