Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2017 : Sale A0917 Lot 1320 - S2
WILLIAM MOORE & GREY A PAIR OF 12-BORE 1878 PATENT SIDELOCK NON-EJECTORS, serial no. 2786 / 7,

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WILLIAM MOORE & GREY
A PAIR OF 12-BORE 1878 PATENT SIDELOCK NON-EJECTORS, serial no. 2786 / 7,
30in. nitro reproved fine damascus barrels, ribs engraved 'WILLIAM MOORE & GREY. 43 OLD BOND STREET. LONDON.', and '1' and '2' at the breech ends, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and imp. cyl. choke, No.1 right wall thickness at 18, actions with slender toplevers, automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, the action flats with cocking lever return studs and marked with Perkes 1878 patent details, no. 1968 of May 16th 1878, use numbers 120 and 121, protruding tumbler pivots with gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, best border and bold acanthus scroll engraving, the rear of the lockplates with a stylised shell motif, retaining traces of colour-hardening, 14 1/2in. figured stocks including 7/8in. rubber recoil pads, weight 6lb. 11oz.

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Estimate £1,500-2,000

S2