Fine Modern & Antique Guns - June 2019 : Sale A0619 Lot 1804
THOMAS BOSS A 12-BORE ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 1525,

Product Details

THOMAS BOSS
A 12-BORE ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 1525,
28 3/4in. nitro reproved damascus barrels, rib engraved '1' and 'THOMAS BOSS. 75 ST. JAMES'S STREET. LONDON.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. choke in both, converted from muzzle loading by Edward Paton, rotary-underlever, rebounding sidelocks with carved hammers, best border and acanthus scroll engraving, the action flat signed Edward Paton, bowed triggerguard, 14 1/2in. well-figured stock including wooden buttplate, weight 7lb. 2oz.

Other Notes: The serial number of the gun would indicate an original date of manufacture circa 1855/6 and the conversion to breech loading is likely to have occurred circa 1865. Edward Paton (Perth, Scotland) was renowned as being a specialist in the field and records show it would cost £15 per gun to be converted.

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Estimate £1,200-1,500

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