December 2024 Sealed Bid Auction : Sale S1224 Lot 6494C
A HANAY-ENGRAVED AUG. LEBEAU COURALLY 12-BORE THE STANDARD PIGEON GUN DOUBLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER SIDELOCK EJECTOR, no. 42752,

Product Details

** A HANAY-ENGRAVED AUG. LEBEAU COURALLY 12-BORE 'THE STANDARD PIGEON GUN' DOUBLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 42752, dated 1933, 28 1/2in. nitro chopperlump barrels with solid tapered file cut top-rib, the over barrel engraved 'AUG. LEBEAU-COURALLY. LIEGE. BELGIQUE', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and full choke, losses to barrel finish, three-piece fore-end, Lebeau patent over and under action with diminutive side bolsters, topstrap engraved 'SUPERLEBEAU BREVETE 12', articulated front trigger, border and partial acanthus scroll engraving surrounding floral bouquets and flowing ribbon motifs, discolouration to metalwork, 14 1/4in. stock with sling swivels, including buttplate, the fore-end finely inset in gold with a pigeon in a shield surmounted by a ribboned coronet engraved with the model designation, weight 6lb. 12oz., in a leather motorcase

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Estimate £700-900

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act