Fine Modern & Antique Arms - March 2023 : Sale A0323 Lot 1374
W. J. JEFFERY & CO. LTD. A PAIR OF 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 28609 / 10,

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W. J. JEFFERY & CO. LTD.
A PAIR OF 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 28609 / 10,
for 1924, 30in. nitro reproved barrels, the ribs engraved 'W.J. JEFFERY & CO. LTD. 26. BURY STREET. ST. JAMES'S. LONDON. S.W.' (likely refreshed) and gold-inlaid '1' and '2' at the breech ends, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/2 choke (No.1) and 1/4 and 1/2 choke (No.2), treble-grip actions with hidden third bites, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, brushed bright and reblued finish overall, 15 3/4in. figured replacement stocks including 1in. recoil pads, weight 7lb. 3oz., in their brass-cornered oak and leather case

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that the guns were completed on the 4th April 1924 as a pair of sidelock hammerless ejectors with 30in. barrels. Cost on completion 36 pounds sterling and 15 pence



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Estimate £3,000-5,000

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