Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2019 : Sale A0319 Lot 1412
E. J. CHURCHILL A LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE PREMIER XXV MODEL PINLESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 2453,

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E. J. CHURCHILL
A LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE 'PREMIER XXV MODEL' PINLESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 2453,
25in. nitro chopperlump barrels, matt Churchill rib gold-inlaid 'XXV' at the breech end, the tubes engraved 'E.J. CHURCHILL (GUNMAKERS) LTD. 8, AGAR STREET, STRAND, LONDON. W.C.2.', and with acanthus scroll detailing at the breech ends, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, right wall at 19, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, rolled-edge triggerguard, profusely engraved with fine acanthus scrollwork, the lockplates with the makers name in scrolling banners, the underside with a cartouche engraved 'FINEST QUALITY' and gold-inlaid 'PREMIER XXV MODEL', retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening, 15 3/4in. figured stock (possible historic replacement), fore-end chequering refreshed, weight 6lb. 4oz.

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Estimate £3,000-5,000

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