Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2018 : Sale A0918 Lot 1503
STEPHEN GRANT A SCARCE 20-BORE E.C. HODGES 1871 PATENT TRIPLE-BITE SNAP-ACTION SIDELEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 4383,

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STEPHEN GRANT
A SCARCE 20-BORE E.C. HODGES 1871 PATENT TRIPLE-BITE SNAP-ACTION SIDELEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 4383,
29in. nitro reproved bold damascus barrels, rib engraved 'STEPHEN GRANT. 67A ST. JAMES'S STREET. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 choke in both, Edwin Hodges patent treble-grip action, patent no. 251 of 1871, use number 822, action flat marked 'GRANT & HODGES PATENT', carved percussion fences, sidelever, rebounding back-action locks with high-spurred hammers, best fine acanthus scroll engraving, the action with 'STEPHEN GRANT'S PATENT', retaining virtually full renewed colour-hardening and finish, 13 3/4in. highly-figured stock including 1in. leather covered recoil pad, weight 5lb. 14oz., in a brass-cornered oak and leather case

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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