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Lot 1255 - WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO. A .318 (RIMLESS) NITRO EXPRESS 1897 PATENT DETACHABLE-LOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 18000, for 1924, 25 7/8in. replacement nitro chopperlump barrels circa 1936, barrel number 18576, proofed at '.318 2.40" CORDITE 37-250 BULLET N-C 47 - "', bold scroll-engraved sight rib with open sights and four folding leaf sights with white metal sight lines and marked 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 yds, mounted with a Zeiss Diavari-Z 1,25-4x24 T* telescopic sight, serial no. 748100, in quickly-detachable mounts, block mounted bead fore-sight with flip-up moonsight and registered design foldover protector, regd. no. 489699, scroll-backed treble-grip action with removable striker discs, Westley Richards patent toplever engraved 'WESTLEY RICHARDS EJECTOR', automatic bolted safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' and 'BOLTED' details, J. Deeley and L.B. Taylor patent hand-detachable locks, patent no. 17731 of 28th July 1897 with improved 'lighter pull-off' modification, patent no. 10567 of 7th May 1907, use number 3259, L.B. Taylor patent hinged floorplate, patent no. 23088 of 30th October 1908, bold acanthus scroll engraving with the makers name in scrolling banners to the sides, the floorplate with a rhinoceros, the triggerguard with a tiger, retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening and much renewed finish, 14 1/2in. well-figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, chequered side panels, engraved steel pistolgrip-cap (with trap), sling swivels, gold escutcheon inscribed 'SK 27', including 7/8in. recoil pad, fore-end with Deeley & Edge patent release and horn finial, weight 9lb. 14oz. (unscoped) and 11lb. 4oz. (with scope), in a modern lightweight leather case. S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act ** Please note this item is subject to 20% VAT on the hammer price (UK Buyers only). Lots indicated with § are a modern import of post-1939 manufacture, component parts will be marked in accordance with the UK's OGIL requirements before release.

Estim. 7 000 - 9 000 GBP

Lot 1364 - BOSS & CO. A PAIR OF 12-BORE EASY-OPENING SINGLE-TRIGGER SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 6513 / 4,circa 1915, 29in. replacement nitro chopperlump barrels by the makers in 2001 (barrel numbers 10189 / 90), the ribs engraved 'BOSS & CO. 16, MOUNT STREET. LONDON. W1' and gold-inlaid '1' and '2' at the breech ends, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, Boss improved patent single triggers, provisional patent no. 11278 of 30th May 1905, rolled-edge triggerguards, best fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, the makers name in scrolling banners to the lockplates, the undersides with 'BOSS & Co. PATENT' in oval cartouches, the triggerplates with 'BOSS'S PATENT NO. 11278', retaining some original colour-hardening and finish, 14 3/8in. well-figured stocks, No.2 fore-end wood with minor losses and crack to leading right edge, weight 6lb. 11oz., in their brass-cornered oak and leather case with (distressed) canvas and leather outer. Provenance: The vendor has kindly supplied us with the following information: "My Grandfather was Sir Maurice Bonham Carter who was the Principal Private Secretary to HH Asquith the Prime Minister from 1910 to 1916. He went to Boss when he was offered the guns that had been ordered by an American who could not take delivery due to the war. He then used them and passed them on to his younger son, my father The Honourable Raymond Bonham Carter. My father then passed them on to his younger son - me." S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act

Estim. 15 000 - 20 000 GBP

Lot 1365 - WILLIAM EVANS (FROM PURDEY'S) A PAIR OF 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 2000 / 1, for 1889, 28in. sleeved nitro barrels (in 1969 by Westley Richards), rib addresses worn illegible, engraved '1' and '2' with acanthus scroll detailing at the breech ends, the tubes engraved with beaded borders around the sleeve joins, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 3/4 choke in both, ejectors at fault, treble-grip actions with carved stylised acanthus fences, removable striker discs, intercepting sears, toplevers engraved '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, fine acanthus scroll engraving, the makers name in scrolling banners, retaining very slight traces of colour-hardening and finish, 14 1/4in. figured stocks including 1/4in. wooden extensions, bolstered fore-ends (some splitting towards the knuckles), fore-end irons engraved '1' and '2', weight 6lb. 14oz. (No.1) and 7lb. 1oz. (No.2), in their brass-cornered oak and leather double guncase with a copy of the makers records . S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act. Provenance: The makers records show the following: This is a best quality pair of William Evans 12-bore with 30in. barrels. They were made in 1889 for Mr Ewan Christian. Ewan Christian was a British architect. He is most known for the restorations of Southwell Minster and Carlisle Cathedral and the design of the National Portrait Gallery. He was Architect to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners from 1851 to 1895. Christian was elected A RIBA in 1840, FRIBA in 1850, RIBA president 1884-1886 and was awarded the Royal Gold Medal in 1887

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 GBP

Lot 1377 - JOSEPH BRAZIER A FINE LIGHTWEIGHT PAIR OF GALEAZZI-ENGRAVED 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 6060 / 1, for 1989, 28in. nitro chopperlump barrels, the ribs engraved 'JOSEPH BRAZIER. ASHES WORKS. ENGLAND.' and relief engraved and gold-inlaid with a woodcock in flight, the breech ends gold-inlaid '1' and '2' with gold surround, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, Purdey / Beesley style self-opening actions with removable striker discs (marked 'L' and 'R'), toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2' in gold ovals and gold-inlaid 'C' at the thumbpieces, automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, cocking-indicators, rolled-edge triggerguards, the actions and furniture finely engraved with scrolling acanthus, the lockplates engraved with fine game scenes and signed 'A. Galeazzi', the No.1 left lockplate with a wisp of snipe in a wetland setting, the right with a raft of alighting pintail ducks over a wetland setting, the underside with a pointer retrieving a cock pheasant in an oval, the No.2 gun with a tok of capercaillie in a woodland setting to the left, a covey of partridge being flushed by pointers on the right, the underside with an oval woodland scene of a lone woodcock in flight to the fore and a lone hunter with his dog to the rear, the triggerguards gold-inlaid 'C' in gold drop shadow type, 14 5/8in. well-figured stocks, weight 6lb. 5oz., in their brass-cornered oak and leather case with some accessories. S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act

Estim. 12 000 - 16 000 GBP