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* BOSS & CO.
A VERY RARE, SUMNER-ENGRAVED .303 CAL. SINGLE-TRIGGER SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 4679,
26in. nitro chopperlump barrels with matt sight rib with later rail attachment, open sights and two folding leaf sights with white metal inlaid sight lines and marked for 100, 200 and 300 yards, ramp-mounted bead fore-sight, the tubes engraved 'BOSS & CO. 73 ST. JAMES'S STREET LONDON.', treble-grip action with removable striker discs, bolted safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, Boss 1894 improved patent single trigger, rolled-edge triggerguard, fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, retaining traces of colour-hardening and finish, 14 1/4in. well-figured replacement pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, engraved steel pistolgrip-cap, sling swivels and skeletal steel buttplate, slightly bolstered replacement fore-end wood, weight 9lb. 4oz., in its re-lined leather case, the lid outer gold embossed 'BOSS D.B. RIFLE CAL. 303 BRITISH 4679', and with later leather name patch marked '? LIEDESDORF. 125 PARK AVE. NEW YORK CITY'
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that the rifle was ordered on the 17th October 1898 by Major T.F. Brinckman.
Theodore Francis Brinckman (later Sir) was born on the 28th May 1862, the eldest son of the 2nd Baronet and Lady Cecilia. He was educated at Eton and Sandhurst where he was a Lieutenant in the Household Cavalry. He served in the Boer War 1900-1902, was mentioned in dispatches twice and by 1902 was a Lt. Colonel commanding the 3rd Battalion, The Buffs. From 1908 he was made Honorary Colonel in the Special Reserve of his regiment and served in World War One. In 1905 he succeeded to become the 3rd Baronet.
He resided around the time he ordered the Boss double rifle in London at 34 Grosvenor Street and he also owned 2500 acres at Nairnside near Inverness, no doubt the location that he intended to use no. 4679. Sir Theodore F. Brinckman died on the 8th September 1937.
Literature: See 'In The Gunroom' for further information about this rifle and its place in the history of Boss & Co. gunmakers
Other Notes: In his extensively researched book 'Boss & Co. Builders of Best Guns Only' Donald Dallas informs us that he encountered just eleven examples of Boss building hammerless ejector double rifles
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Estimate £10,000-15,000
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