VERY FINE WILLIAM PARSON BEST QUALITY DOUBLE PERCUSSION GAME GUN.

VERY FINE WILLIAM PARSON BEST QUALITY DOUBLE PERCUSSION GAME GUN. SN 873. Cal. 16 Bore. This lovely gun, exhibiting all the qualities and finish one would expect in a London best, has 31″ beautifully figured Damascus bbls. “William Parson Swaffham. Norfolk” is engraved on concave top rib. Bottoms of bbls are stamped with London proofs for 16 ga. and SN. Ebony ramrod with tulip-shaped brass head is stamped with SN on brass tail, with knurled cap over steel worm, and mounts through two plain Damascus pipes. Color hardened breech plugs have plain platinum vented blow-outs, platinum bands at rear, SNs on hooks, and are fitted with bright polished original nipples, stamped “L” and “R”. Breech iron has nicely filed fences, and is fully engraved with excellent quality open shaded scroll. Front action locks with round bodied tall serpentine hammers with dolphin heads, are engraved with about 50% coverage of exceptionally fine open flowing scroll. “William Parson” is engraved on each lockplate. Case hardened trigger plate and tailpipe have intricately filed and fully engraved “pineapples”. Blued trigger guard is scroll engraved and fitted with grip safety, which is engraved with SN. Nicely streaked and figured European walnut buttstock measures 14-1/4″ over blued steel buttplate with long top tang, which is also scroll engraved. Approx 12 LPI flat top checkering has mullered borders. Silver oval on toe line is engraved with initials “WOP”. “70” is stamped in wood behind oval. Forend attaches to bbls with side nail through oval steel escutcheons. Bore diameter: left -.667, right -.668. Wall thickness: left -.032 at muzzle, right -.033. Drop at heel: 2-1/16″, drop at comb: 1-7/16″. Weight: 7 lbs. 0 oz, LOP 14-1/4″. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, possibly unfired since proof. Bbls retain nearly all of their orig purple-brown, showing fine Damascus pattern, slightly silvered at muzzles and sharp edges. Breech plugs retain nearly all of their case color. Orig nipples retain nearly all of their orig bright polish, darkened with hardened grease. Breech iron, locks, hammers, and trigger plate retain 95% orig brilliant case color. Breech iron is silvered on fences. Trigger guard retains perhaps 30% blue, mostly flaked. Safety is mostly silver. Stock retains nearly all its orig finish with numerous minor marks and dents, mostly on right side of butt. Buttplate retains 50% orig blue, silvering mostly at heel. Bores are excellent, smooth, bright, and shiny. Locks are crisp. 4-41826 MGM79 (7,500-10,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1186	$9,200.00	VERY FINE WILLIAM PARSON BEST QUALITY DOUBLE PERCUSSION GAME GUN. SN 873. Cal. 16 Bore. This lovely gun, exhibiting all the qualities and finish one would expect in a London best, has 31″ beautifully figured Damascus bbls. “William Parson Swaffham. Norfolk” is engraved on concave top rib. Bottoms of bbls are stamped with London proofs for 16 ga. and SN. Ebony ramrod with tulip-shaped brass head is stamped with SN on brass tail, with knurled cap over steel worm, and mounts through two plain Damascus pipes. Color hardened breech plugs have plain platinum vented blow-outs, platinum bands at rear, SNs on hooks, and are fitted with bright polished original nipples, stamped “L” and “R”. Breech iron has nicely filed fences, and is fully engraved with excellent quality open shaded scroll. Front action locks with round bodied tall serpentine hammers with dolphin heads, are engraved with about 50% coverage of exceptionally fine open flowing scroll. “William Parson” is engraved on each lockplate. Case hardened trigger plate and tailpipe have intricately filed and fully engraved “pineapples”. Blued trigger guard is scroll engraved and fitted with grip safety, which is engraved with SN. Nicely streaked and figured European walnut buttstock measures 14-1/4″ over blued steel buttplate with long top tang, which is also scroll engraved. Approx 12 LPI flat top checkering has mullered borders. Silver oval on toe line is engraved with initials “WOP”. “70” is stamped in wood behind oval. Forend attaches to bbls with side nail through oval steel escutcheons. Bore diameter: left -.667, right -.668. Wall thickness: left -.032 at muzzle, right -.033. Drop at heel: 2-1/16″, drop at comb: 1-7/16″. Weight: 7 lbs. 0 oz, LOP 14-1/4″. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, possibly unfired since proof. Bbls retain nearly all of their orig purple-brown, showing fine Damascus pattern, slightly silvered at muzzles and sharp edges. Breech plugs retain nearly all of their case color. Orig nipples retain nearly all of their orig bright polish, darkened with hardened grease. Breech iron, locks, hammers, and trigger plate retain 95% orig brilliant case color. Breech iron is silvered on fences. Trigger guard retains perhaps 30% blue, mostly flaked. Safety is mostly silver. Stock retains nearly all its orig finish with numerous minor marks and dents, mostly on right side of butt. Buttplate retains 50% orig blue, silvering mostly at heel. Bores are excellent, smooth, bright, and shiny. Locks are crisp. 4-41826 MGM79 (7,500-10,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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