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1201
$5,750.00

*RARE W & C SCOTT SIDELOCK SINGLE BARREL TRAP GUN. SN 100699. Cal. 12 Ga. 32″ Round bbl with octagonal section and heavy bolsters at breech has high raised matted ventilated rib with dolls head and third bite extension. Flats either side of rib are engraved “W & C. Scott & Son. Makers.” and “78, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, England.” Bbl flat has Birmingham proofs for 2-3/4″ chamber. Bottom of bbl has SN, and two loops for strength. Case hardened full sidelock action has shaped filed fences and Scott’s patent vented breech. Action is engraved with about 40% coverage of well executed English scroll. Lockplate has matching scroll and is engraved “W & C. Scott & Son.” Trigger guard has scroll on bow, SN, and Scott “castle” logo on tang. Lightly streaked European walnut semi-pistol grip buttstock measures 14-1/4″ over Silvers type pad, and features vacant silver oval on toe line, and 18 LPI flat top checkering with mullered border. Long trapezoidal section semi-beavertail forend has forward lever latch and wood and checkering matching buttstock. Bore diameter: .733. Bore restrictions: .038. Wall thickness: .064. Drop at heel: 2-3/16″, drop at comb: 1-7/16″. Weight: 8 lbs. .3 oz, LOP 14-1/4″. Per factory records, this is one of only 72 SBT guns produced by W&C Scott between 1914-1929. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains virtually all of a high quality re-black. Engraving and edges are sharp. Action retains 70% of its case color, silvering on fences and beads. Lockplate retains 60-70% of its case color, fading at rear. Trigger guard retains 15-20% orig blue. Top lever retains most of its blue, silvering at thumbpiece. Stocks retain most of what appears to be their orig finish, with some oil added on butt. Action is tight. Bores are fine, bright and shiny, with some slight evidence of pitting towards breech. 4-38314 MGM110 (5,000-7,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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