Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2016 : Sale A0316 Lot 1308 - S2
HENRY ATKIN LTD. A PAIR OF 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 2390 / 1,

Product Details

HENRY ATKIN LTD.
A PAIR OF 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 2390 / 1,
28in. nitro reproved barrels, ribs gold-inlaid '1' and '2' at the breech ends, tubes engraved 'HENRY ATKIN Ltd. 27 ST. JAMES'S ST. LONDON. S.W.1.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, fine acanthus scroll engraving with beaded bordering, the undersides with cartouches engraved 'HENRY ATKIN FROM PURDEY'S', retaining traces of original colour-hardening, 14 1/4in. well-figured stocks (swept at the combs) including buttplates, No.2 a replacement, fore-ends with light repairs, weight 6lb. 6oz., in their leather double case

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this pair was competed circa 1900

Other Notes: The lot is supplied with a number of Henry Atkin related documents and information, including a 1930 Henry Atkin shares certificate, the first Henry Atkin mortgage debenture, copies of entry records and some original brochures

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Estimate £5,000-7,000

S2