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1176
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$6,900.00
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*LANG AND HUSSEY BOXLOCK GAME GUN WITH CASE. SN 13172. Cal. 410. 3-1/2″ Chambers. 28″ Dovetailed bbls are engraved “Lang & Hussey Ltd 102 New Bond St. London” on concave game rib. Bottoms of bbls are stamped with London black powder proofs. SN is on bottom of left bbl. No. 2100 is on rib in front of loop. Nicely scaled boxlock action features non-automatic safety (SAFE inlaid in gold) and nicely filed beads. Action is engraved with about 60% coverage well cut shaded scroll with “Lang & Hussey Ltd” in riband on either side. Scroll engraved trigger guard has SN on tang. Well streaked and figured European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 15-1/8″ over ribbed horn buttplate. Vacant silver oval is on toe line. 20 LPI point pattern checkering has mullered borders. Matching splinter forend has Anson release. Bore diameter: left -.429 at muzzle, right -.429 at muzzle. Wall thickness: left -.037, right -.034. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 4 lbs. 8 oz, LOP 15-1/8″. Older leather case has brass corners, and has been meticulously relined in maroon cloth with reproduction Lang & Hussey label. There are two covered compartments with brass knobs. Greenish gray zippered case cover has brown leather trim. CONDITION: Very good, as refurbished. Bbls retain essentially all of a satin finished re-blue. Engraving is severely washed. Action is cleaned to silver. Floorplate, trigger guard and top lever are re-blued. Engraving is slightly washed, and blue is slightly silvered. Stocks retain nearly all of a fine hand rubbed oil finish, edges slightly rounded. Checkering has been re-cut. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Bores are fine, bright and shiny, with evidence of some pitting, mostly in right bbl. Case leather is medium brown, has been stabilized. Straps are good quality replacements. Orig handle is good. Interior and label are excellent, as is outer cover. A light little gun with exceptional original length of pull. 4-41880 MGM62 (5,000-7,000)
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. |