*BRACE OF COGSWELL & HARRISON TAKEDOWN SPORTING RIFLES.

SN 55872/ 56618. (ca. 1929) Cal. .275 H & H with 25″ Bbl. and .375 H & H with 26″ Bbl. Both rifles are engraved “Cogswell & Harrison Ltd 168 Piccadilly, London.” on tops of bbls, which are fitted with ramped island bases for three folding leaf express rear sights, marked for 100, 200, and 300 yards. Soldered on front ramps mount longitudinally dovetailed silver bead front sights. Sling eyes with pad bases are soldered to bottoms of bbls. London nitro proofs are on left rear of both bbls. .375 Bbls have knurled area in front of action. Model 98 Mauser actions have stippled receiver rings and are fitted with Lyman 48 receiver sights. Bolt handles are turned down and have knobs flattened and checkered. Cocking piece peep sights are installed on each rifle. Standard bottom metal has C & H SNs on trigger guard bows. Rifles takedown by lifting action assemblies out of stocks. .375 Bbl further takes down by unscrewing bbl from action. Front guard screw must be removed from .275 bbl along with takedown screw, before it can be taken apart, and bbl does not unscrew. Safeties are gold inlaid “SAFE”. Stocks feature screw cover trap composition grip caps, right hand shadow line cheekpieces, leather covered recoil pads, and vacant silver ovals and sling eyes on toe lines. There is classic point pattern checkering with mullered borders at grips and forends. Takedown screws are in forends. Wood of .275 is rather plain, that of the .375 has some nice figure in butt. .275: Weight: 7 lbs. 4 oz. LOP: 14-1/2″. .375: Weight: 8 lbs. 14 oz. LOP: 14-3/4″. CONDITION: Excellent, as refinished. Metal retains essentially all of a well polished re-blue. Wood retains nearly all of a well done oil finish, checkering somewhat filled, and has not been re-cut on the .375. .275 may have been re-cut. .375 bore is excellent. .275 bore is fine, frosted throughout. Cocking piece sight aperture is missing from .275. 4-51311 MGM105 (12,500-17,500) – Lot 2274

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2274	$0.00	BRACE OF COGSWELL & HARRISON TAKEDOWN SPORTING RIFLES. SN 55872/ 56618. (ca. 1929) Cal. .275 H & H with 25″ Bbl. and .375 H & H with 26″ Bbl. Both rifles are engraved “Cogswell & Harrison Ltd 168 Piccadilly, London.” on tops of bbls, which are fitted with ramped island bases for three folding leaf express rear sights, marked for 100, 200, and 300 yards. Soldered on front ramps mount longitudinally dovetailed silver bead front sights. Sling eyes with pad bases are soldered to bottoms of bbls. London nitro proofs are on left rear of both bbls. .375 Bbls have knurled area in front of action. Model 98 Mauser actions have stippled receiver rings and are fitted with Lyman 48 receiver sights. Bolt handles are turned down and have knobs flattened and checkered. Cocking piece peep sights are installed on each rifle. Standard bottom metal has C & H SNs on trigger guard bows. Rifles takedown by lifting action assemblies out of stocks. .375 Bbl further takes down by unscrewing bbl from action. Front guard screw must be removed from .275 bbl along with takedown screw, before it can be taken apart, and bbl does not unscrew. Safeties are gold inlaid “SAFE”. Stocks feature screw cover trap composition grip caps, right hand shadow line cheekpieces, leather covered recoil pads, and vacant silver ovals and sling eyes on toe lines. There is classic point pattern checkering with mullered borders at grips and forends. Takedown screws are in forends. Wood of .275 is rather plain, that of the .375 has some nice figure in butt. .275: Weight: 7 lbs. 4 oz. LOP: 14-1/2″. .375: Weight: 8 lbs. 14 oz. LOP: 14-3/4″. CONDITION: Excellent, as refinished. Metal retains essentially all of a well polished re-blue. Wood retains nearly all of a well done oil finish, checkering somewhat filled, and has not been re-cut on the .375. .275 may have been re-cut. .375 bore is excellent. .275 bore is fine, frosted throughout. Cocking piece sight aperture is missing from .275. 4-51311 MGM105 (12,500-17,500) – Lot 2274 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.

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*BRACE OF COGSWELL & HARRISON TAKEDOWN SPORTING RIFLES.