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FABRIQUE NATIONALE A RARE CUSTOM BAPTISTE-ENGRAVED .410 'B25' SINGLE-TRIGGER SIDEPLATED OVER AND UNDER EJECTOR, serial no. IJ340, dated 1963, 26 1/2in. nitro barrels with 6mm ventilated matt top-rib, 3in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, hold-open toplever engraved with a partridge head in profile, manual safety with integral barrel selector switch with gold-inlaid 'O', 'U' and 'S' details, B25 'Windsor Or' type engraving with the action, sideplates and furniture all with floral spray and acanthus scroll-engraved borderwork, the floral sprays with gold-highlighted pistils and with partially gold-inlaid bordering, surrounding vignettes of partridge, woodcock and pheasant, triggerplate signed 'Baptiste', bright finish, 15 1/4in. highly-figured semi-pistolgrip stock, weight 6lb. 8oz., together with a fleece-lined tan gunslip. S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act

wolferton-norfolk, United Kingdom