FINE PAIR OF J.D. DOUGALL LOCKFAST HAMMER GAME GUNS WITH ORIGINAL TWO-TIERED OAK CASE.

SN 3363/ 3364. (ca 1875) Cal. 12 ga. 2-1/2″ Chambers. 30″ Fine Damascus bbls are engraved “J.D. Dougall Gun & Rifle Manufacturer to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales 59 St. James St London” on swamped game ribs. Guns are engraved “1” and “2” on ribs, trigger guards at grips, and not on forends. Bbl flats are stamped with London black powder proofs. Bottoms of bbls are stamped with SNs and “HIGHEST”. Round bodied “Lockfast” slide and tilt actions with pivoting side levers camming bbls away from circular bosses on breechfaces, and secondary locking lugs in action bars, are nicely filed with high scrolled terminated fences and flat side panels. Actions are mounted with peninsula rebounding back action locks. Noseless hammers are deeply molded and have high spurs. Actions and locks are engraved with perhaps 70% coverage very well cut small scroll. Tops of actions with near full coverage of scroll have central motifs of “Prince of Wales” plumes. Each lock is engraved “J.D. Dougall”. Bottoms of actions are engraved “J. D. Dougall’s Patent Lockfast”. Left sides of actions are engraved “By Special Warrant To” “H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh”. Blued and scroll engraved trigger guards have SNs at grips. Well matched smoky marbled and lightly fiddle figured European walnut straight grip buttstocks measure 14-3/8″ over checkered wood butts with engraved steel heel and toe plates. Stocks feature modified point pattern checkering at grips with rounded terminations toward actions, and vacant gold ovals on toe lines. Matching splinter forends have long pivoting lever releases. Gun no. “1”: Bore diameter: left -.729, right -.728. Bore restrictions: left -.004 (IC), right -.002 .004 recess (IC). Minimum wall thickness: left -.025, right -.030. Drop at heel: 2″, drop at comb: 1-7/16″. Weight: 7 lbs 0 oz. LOP: 14-3/8″. Gun no. “2”: Bore diameter: left -.730, right -.729. Bore restrictions: left -.005 .001 recess (IC), right -.000 .003 recess (IC). Minimum wall thickness: left -.025, right -.028. Drop at heel: 2-1/16″, drop at comb: 1-7/16″. Weight: 7 lbs 0 oz. LOP: 14-3/8″. Quartered oak two-tiered case with inlet fancy brass corners, pivoting hook closure, brass reinforcing of sides, and fold-out brass handles at ends, has lift-out tray for one gun; second gun is housed in bottom. Case is lined in scarlet cloth, and has Dougall London label in lid. Case contains green and black painted cartridge turnover tool, two Eley pinfire empty cartridges, and eleven Eley gas tight empty shells. PROVENANCE: Richard Schreiber Collection. CONDITION: Fine, as partially refinished. Bbls retain nearly all of a dark re-brown with good definition to pattern. Actions and lockplates retain traces of orig case hardening color where protected, but are mostly a pleasing silver to pewter gray. Stocks retain most of what appears to be their orig finish with considerable oil rubbed in over the years over numerous marks and scratches, with some subsequent marks, checkering re-run. Bores are shiny but with a number of fairly deep pits, especially in gun no. “1”. Gun no. “2” has only a few scattered pits. Actions are tight. Bbls are on face. Locks are crisp. Case is good with some cracks in lid, and retaining most of its orig varnish. Interior cloth is good with considerable insect damage in bottom, and numerous rubs. Partitions are slightly loose, some areas patched. Label is stained, wrinkled and rubbed through in numerous places. An unusual pair of early Scottish hammer guns. 4-45973 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 2453

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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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	2453	$5,175.00	FINE PAIR OF J.D. DOUGALL LOCKFAST HAMMER GAME GUNS WITH ORIGINAL TWO-TIERED OAK CASE. SN 3363/ 3364. (ca 1875) Cal. 12 ga. 2-1/2″ Chambers. 30″ Fine Damascus bbls are engraved “J.D. Dougall Gun & Rifle Manufacturer to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales 59 St. James St London” on swamped game ribs. Guns are engraved “1” and “2” on ribs, trigger guards at grips, and not on forends. Bbl flats are stamped with London black powder proofs. Bottoms of bbls are stamped with SNs and “HIGHEST”. Round bodied “Lockfast” slide and tilt actions with pivoting side levers camming bbls away from circular bosses on breechfaces, and secondary locking lugs in action bars, are nicely filed with high scrolled terminated fences and flat side panels. Actions are mounted with peninsula rebounding back action locks. Noseless hammers are deeply molded and have high spurs. Actions and locks are engraved with perhaps 70% coverage very well cut small scroll. Tops of actions with near full coverage of scroll have central motifs of “Prince of Wales” plumes. Each lock is engraved “J.D. Dougall”. Bottoms of actions are engraved “J. D. Dougall’s Patent Lockfast”. Left sides of actions are engraved “By Special Warrant To” “H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh”. Blued and scroll engraved trigger guards have SNs at grips. Well matched smoky marbled and lightly fiddle figured European walnut straight grip buttstocks measure 14-3/8″ over checkered wood butts with engraved steel heel and toe plates. Stocks feature modified point pattern checkering at grips with rounded terminations toward actions, and vacant gold ovals on toe lines. Matching splinter forends have long pivoting lever releases. Gun no. “1”: Bore diameter: left -.729, right -.728. Bore restrictions: left -.004 (IC), right -.002 .004 recess (IC). Minimum wall thickness: left -.025, right -.030. Drop at heel: 2″, drop at comb: 1-7/16″. Weight: 7 lbs 0 oz. LOP: 14-3/8″. Gun no. “2”: Bore diameter: left -.730, right -.729. Bore restrictions: left -.005 .001 recess (IC), right -.000 .003 recess (IC). Minimum wall thickness: left -.025, right -.028. Drop at heel: 2-1/16″, drop at comb: 1-7/16″. Weight: 7 lbs 0 oz. LOP: 14-3/8″. Quartered oak two-tiered case with inlet fancy brass corners, pivoting hook closure, brass reinforcing of sides, and fold-out brass handles at ends, has lift-out tray for one gun; second gun is housed in bottom. Case is lined in scarlet cloth, and has Dougall London label in lid. Case contains green and black painted cartridge turnover tool, two Eley pinfire empty cartridges, and eleven Eley gas tight empty shells. PROVENANCE: Richard Schreiber Collection. CONDITION: Fine, as partially refinished. Bbls retain nearly all of a dark re-brown with good definition to pattern. Actions and lockplates retain traces of orig case hardening color where protected, but are mostly a pleasing silver to pewter gray. Stocks retain most of what appears to be their orig finish with considerable oil rubbed in over the years over numerous marks and scratches, with some subsequent marks, checkering re-run. Bores are shiny but with a number of fairly deep pits, especially in gun no. “1”. Gun no. “2” has only a few scattered pits. Actions are tight. Bbls are on face. Locks are crisp. Case is good with some cracks in lid, and retaining most of its orig varnish. Interior cloth is good with considerable insect damage in bottom, and numerous rubs. Partitions are slightly loose, some areas patched. Label is stained, wrinkled and rubbed through in numerous places. An unusual pair of early Scottish hammer guns. 4-45973 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 2453 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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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FINE PAIR OF J.D. DOUGALL LOCKFAST HAMMER GAME GUNS WITH ORIGINAL TWO-TIERED OAK CASE.