Image Lot Price Description








2236
$4,887.50

*NEAR NEW SPECIAL ORDER WEBLEY & SCOTT MODEL 701 BOXLOCK SINGLE TRIGGER EJECTOR TRAP, PIGEON, OR WILDFOWL GUN.

SN 136695. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 28″ Dovetailed bbls with raised, matted, target rib, are marked “Webley & Scott” and “Birmingham” on tops. Bbl flats are stamped with Birmingham nitro proofs for 2-3/4″ chambers. Loop is stamped “MADE IN ENGLAND”. Case hardened boxlock action features automatic safety (SAFE inlaid in gold) and single non-selective trigger. Action is engraved with 80% coverage very well cut medium scroll. “Webley & Scott” is on each side. Top lever, floorplate, and trigger guard are blued and scroll engraved. SN is at grip which extends to horn grip cap. Lightly figured European walnut capped pistol grip buttstock measures 14-3/4″ over checkered wood butt, and features a large shadow line right hand cheekpiece and drop points. Point pattern checkering with mullered borders is at grip. A vacant hallmarked gold oval is on toe line. Matching long beavertail ejector forend has Anson release. Bore diameter: left-.728, right -.727. Bore restrictions: left -.039 (Full), right -.007 (IC). Drop at heel: 2-3/16″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 7 lbs. 0 oz. LOP: 14-3/4″. PROVENANCE: William Hammond Collection. CONDITION: Excellent, essentially as new, unfired since proof, with only a few handling and assembly marks on wood and metal. Mechanically crisp. The “701” was the top-of-the-line. 4-50490-1 MGM238 (2,750-4,000) – Lot 2236


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014
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.