Main Sale - March 2011 : Sale A1052 Lot 1218 - S1
ROBt. S. GARDEN A 12-BORE ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMER DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 1982,

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* ROBt. S. GARDEN
A 12-BORE ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMER DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 1982,
26in. black powder only twist barrels with broad matt rib engraved 'ROBT. S. GARDEN. 29 PICCADILLY. LONDON.', and with hammer marks at the breech end, open sights and folding leaf sights for 50, 100, 150 and 200 yards, bead foresight, carved serpentine fences, rotary-underlever with ring tip, non-rebounding back-action locks with bolted hammers (one hammer missing), action flats stamped 'CHARLES W. LANCASTERS PATENT. 654', triggerguard forming a skeletal pistolgrip, triggerplate with repair, border and scroll engraving, brushed finish overall, 13 3/4in. stock (with wear and repairs) with sling eyes, steel buttplate and applied recoil pad, fore-end wood with numerous insert repairs
Estimate £300-500

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