Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2017 : Sale A0317 Lot 1303 - S2
JOHN POWELL A PAIR OF THOMAS-ENGRAVED 20-BORE SELF-OPENING HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 27932 / 3,

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JOHN POWELL
A PAIR OF THOMAS-ENGRAVED 20-BORE SELF-OPENING HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 27932 / 3,
28in. nitro reproved chopperlump barrels, ribs engraved 'JOHN POWELL. GUNMAKER. REIGATE.', and gold-inlaid '1' and '2' at the breech ends, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 3/4 choke (No.1) and 3/4 and full choke (No.2), No.2 wall thicknesses below recommended minimum, Spanish made by Grulla, treble-grip actions with hidden third bites and removable striker discs, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, hand-detachable lockplates, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, articulated front triggers, rolled-edge triggerguards, fine floral and acanthus scroll engraving, the lockplates gold-inlaid in script 'John Powell' and finely engraved with game scenes of pheasant and duck (No.1) and partridge and woodcock (No.2), signed 'K. THOMAS', the undersides with vignettes of wildfowl, bright and blued finish overall, 15in. boldly-figured stocks, weight 6lb. (No.1) and 5lb. 11oz. (No.2), in a brass-cornered leather case with John Powell (Reigate) trade label

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Estimate £3,200-3,800

S2