Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2020 : Sale A2020 Lot 1212
J. MACNAUGHTON A .22 HORNET SINGLE-BARRELLED SIDELEVER HAMMER ROOK RIFLE, serial no. 1184,

Product Details

J. MACNAUGHTON
A .22 HORNET SINGLE-BARRELLED SIDELEVER HAMMER ROOK RIFLE, serial no. 1184,
26in. nitro reproved octagonal barrel (lined to .22 Hornet from a black powder rook calibre), file cut top flat with replacement open sights and replacement blade fore-sight, the breech end engraved 'J. MACNAUGHTON. EDINBURGH', non-selective ejector, border and acanthus scroll engraving, retaining slight traces of finish, 14 1/4in. figured pistolgrip stock, horn pistolgrip-cap and fore-end finial, the buttplate with central carved vignette of a roosting pigeon, weight 5lb. 9oz.

Other Notes: The gunmaking business of John Dickson and Son was founded in Edinburgh in 1820, making it Scotland's oldest gunmaker and celebrating 200 years of fine Scottish gunmaking in 2020. Over the years, the company has grown to incorporate some of the finest Scottish gunmaking names into one gun making business - James MacNaughton and Sons, Alexander Henry, Daniel Fraser, Alex Martin and Mortimer and Son.
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Estimate £600-800

S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act