Summer Sale of Fine and Sporting Arms
Sold for: £500
Fine, metal butt plate with ‘2’ engraved on the top tang, chequered straight grip and forend. Damascus barrels having been refinished, platinum plugs, engraved ‘781’, the rib engraved ‘1’ and worn maker’s engraving. Lower tang engraved ‘782’ and ‘2’. Bar-action locks, deep fences, engraved hammers, the locks with acanthus scroll, simple border and ‘THOMAS BOSS’. 1813 rules of proof. For 1846/47.
Weight 7lb 14oz, Barrels 28 3/4", Pull 14", OAL 44 1/2"
FAA – Sect 58. Can be held as an antique or curio without a licence.
Condition Report:
Metal – C +,
Finish – C +,
Stock – C,
Additional Comments,
Light silvering to muzzle, refinished. Some vestigial pitting. The action bright with some light tarnish. The stock with dings but no dents and softened chequering.
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