RARE HENRY CLARKE UNDER LEVER DAMASCUS DBL BBL SHOTGUN.

RARE HENRY CLARKE UNDER LEVER DAMASCUS DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 28 ga. SN 9981. Beautiful little double with 27-15/16″ Damascus bbls, tapered, concave, smooth rib with single bead and with the maker’s name & address. It has double bite with extractors & double triggers. The bbls have been nitro-proofed over the black powder proofs and it has 2-3/4″ chambers. It is mounted in highly figured English walnut with tiny, full-checkered, splinter forearm with Parker shaped metal forend tip. It has a checkered semi-pistol grip stock, 14-7/16″ over a flat-checkered horn buttplate. The tiny receiver has reinforced sides with beautifully scalloped fences & long top tang with sideplates all engraved in extremely fine, beautiful, English rose & scroll engraving with about 70% coverage. The opening lever and lower tang are engraved to match and it has a small flourish at the end of the rib. It has the safety lever on the top tang and “SAFE” in gold. Bore restrictions: left – .003, right – .007. Drop at the heel 2-3/16″, drop at the comb 1-5/8″. Weight: 4 lb 15.2 oz. Accompanied by a fine, early brown, leather leg-o-mutton case. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbls retain 96-97% extremely fine Damascus pattern with most of their restored brown finish. Receiver and lockplates retain most of their fine case colors, slightly faded around the edges. Wood is sound with a small splice above the left sideplate and retains about all of a fine restored oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bores with some light frosting just in front of the chambers. Case has a light scuff or two, otherwise is very fine. 4-54326 JR707 (5,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1292	$6,037.00	RARE HENRY CLARKE UNDER LEVER DAMASCUS DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 28 ga. SN 9981. Beautiful little double with 27-15/16″ Damascus bbls, tapered, concave, smooth rib with single bead and with the maker’s name & address. It has double bite with extractors & double triggers. The bbls have been nitro-proofed over the black powder proofs and it has 2-3/4″ chambers. It is mounted in highly figured English walnut with tiny, full-checkered, splinter forearm with Parker shaped metal forend tip. It has a checkered semi-pistol grip stock, 14-7/16″ over a flat-checkered horn buttplate. The tiny receiver has reinforced sides with beautifully scalloped fences & long top tang with sideplates all engraved in extremely fine, beautiful, English rose & scroll engraving with about 70% coverage. The opening lever and lower tang are engraved to match and it has a small flourish at the end of the rib. It has the safety lever on the top tang and “SAFE” in gold. Bore restrictions: left – .003, right – .007. Drop at the heel 2-3/16″, drop at the comb 1-5/8″. Weight: 4 lb 15.2 oz. Accompanied by a fine, early brown, leather leg-o-mutton case. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbls retain 96-97% extremely fine Damascus pattern with most of their restored brown finish. Receiver and lockplates retain most of their fine case colors, slightly faded around the edges. Wood is sound with a small splice above the left sideplate and retains about all of a fine restored oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bores with some light frosting just in front of the chambers. Case has a light scuff or two, otherwise is very fine. 4-54326 JR707 (5,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005 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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