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W. & C. SCOTT & SON
A 12-BORE 'UNIQUE' 1878 PATENT BACK-ACTION SIDELOCK NON-EJECTOR, serial no. 41664,
30in. nitro reproved damascus barrels with matt rib gold-inlaid with a star at the breech end, the tubes engraved 'W. & C. SCOTT & SON."UNIQUE" PATENT TRIPLEX LEVER GRIP. 10. GT. CASTLE STREET. REGENT CIRCUS. LONDON.' (worn), 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and full choke, right bore dimension marginal, W. & M. Scott and T. Baker patent treble-grip barrel-cocking hammerless action, patent no. 761 of 1878, use number 1116, with 1875 patent 'Triplex' grip, incorporating W.& C. Scott patent automatic block safety, Scott patent crystal cocking-indicators, patent no. 3223 of 1875, Scott patent gas check system, patent no. 617 of 1882, use number 2812, Needham & Hinton patent intercepting sears, patent no. 706 of 1879, fine foliate scroll engraving, the underside with a brace of heron, the triggerguard gold-inlaid with an intertwined 'WSM', brushed and blued finish, 14 1/2in. figured semi-pistolgrip stock including 1/2in. wooden extension, fore-end with lever release, weight 7lb. 10oz., in a canvas and leather case
Provenance: The vendor has provided us with the following information:
This gun, made by W. & C. Scott & Son of Birmingham in about 1887, was probably sold in the USA to someone whose initials were WSM (William S. Merrill?) - see initials carved on the triggerguard. It was acquired by Roger Merrill Poor (1883 - 1926) who was the son of Henry William Poor, who founded Standard & Poors in the mid nineteenth century. Standard & Poors are the world's leading provider of credit ratings today. On the butt is a silver plaque (escutcheon) with Roger Poor's initials, RP.
On his death in 1926 the gun was given to his nephew J. Rupert Cochrane (Major-General J.R. Cochrane CB CBE), a British army officer who lived from 1904 - 1978. He used the gun extensively as he was part of a syndicated shoot. In 1978 the gun was passed to his son, the present owner, James T. Cochrane, who shot sporadically. The gun was last used about 5 years ago.
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Estimate £2,000-3,000 € 2,219-3,329
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act