Autumn Sale of Fine and Sporting Arms
Lot 146:
Description
Hard rubber, ribbed butt extension, chequered straight grip and forend, treble-grip action. Tapered rib engraved ‘WILLIAM EVANS, 63, PALL MALL, ST. JAMES, LONDON’, ‘2’ inlaid in gold with elaborate breech decoration. The action with some original finish, delicately adorned with acanthus bouquets and scroll cartouches ‘WILLIAM EVANS, FROM PURDEY’s, LONDON’. finely edged.
Weight 6lb 3oz, Chambers 2 1/2", Choke Cyl, 1/4, Barrels 26 1/2", Pull 14 1/4", OAL 42 3/4"
Proof .729
Readings .734, .734
Walls 28, 26
FAA – Sect 2. Shotgun Certificate / RFD required to buy this item.
Condition report:
M - C, F - C, W - B/C The butt extension faded to one side, the stock with one minor dent and surface scratches, the blueing rich with silvering to the muzzle. The action with some thinned original finish. A few light pits to the barrel surface.
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