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WILKINSON & SON A SCARCE HARVEY 1866 PATENT 16-BORE ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 6169, circa 1866, 30in. nitro reproved damascus barrels (in 2006), rib engraved 'WILKINSON & SON. GUN MAKERS TO HER MAJESTY. PALL MALL. LONDON.', the tubes with flashes of scroll engraving at the breech end, the rib engraved en suite and with a further shell motif, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, action incorporating Charles Harvey patent retractable strikers, patent no. 1793 of 7th July 1866, use number 159, Jones patent rotary-underlever, non-rebounding sidelocks with carved hammers, white metal inlaid indicator lines, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving, the standing breech engraved 'WILKINSON'S No. 131 PATENT. 1866.', the triggerguard engraved with a nye of pheasant in their naturalistic habitat, brushed finish, 14in. figured stock with steel buttplate and escutcheon engraved with a leopards head and 'TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO', fore-end (insert repair to left edge) with grip catch release engraved 'Wilkinson's patent Lever Fore End', weight 6lb. 12oz., together with a fleece-lined canvas slip. S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act

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WILKINSON & SON A SCARCE HARVEY 1866 PATENT 16-BORE ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 6169, circa 1866, 30in. nitro reproved damascus barrels (in 2006), rib engraved 'WILKINSON & SON. GUN MAKERS TO HER MAJESTY. PALL MALL. LONDON.', the tubes with flashes of scroll engraving at the breech end, the rib engraved en suite and with a further shell motif, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, action incorporating Charles Harvey patent retractable strikers, patent no. 1793 of 7th July 1866, use number 159, Jones patent rotary-underlever, non-rebounding sidelocks with carved hammers, white metal inlaid indicator lines, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving, the standing breech engraved 'WILKINSON'S No. 131 PATENT. 1866.', the triggerguard engraved with a nye of pheasant in their naturalistic habitat, brushed finish, 14in. figured stock with steel buttplate and escutcheon engraved with a leopards head and 'TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO', fore-end (insert repair to left edge) with grip catch release engraved 'Wilkinson's patent Lever Fore End', weight 6lb. 12oz., together with a fleece-lined canvas slip. S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act

Estimate 800 - 1 200 GBP
Starting price 800 GBP

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