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16 BORE STEPHEN GRANT SIDELOCK EJECTOR GAME GUN. SN 6986. (Ca. 1897) Cal. 16 Ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 28″ Dovetailed steel bbls are engraved “Stephen Grant & Sons.” and “7 Bury Street St. James’s, London.” on tops, with medium height concave game rib. Bbl flats have London 2001 re-proofs for 2-3/4″ chambers. SN is on bottom of right bbl. Well proportioned case hardened sidelock action has automatic safety (“Safe” inlaid in gold), double triggers (with front trigger hinged), and bushed strikers. Action is very finely filed with fillets and beads on body, and signature Grant fences. Action and lockplates have 90% coverage of well executed fine English scroll in Grant house style. “Stephen Grant & Sons.” is inlaid in gold on both lockplates. Trigger guard is scroll engraved with SN inlaid in gold on tang. Nicely figured and well marbled European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 15-1/2″ over finely checkered wood butt. There is a vacant gold oval on toe line. Stock features drop points and 24 LPI point pattern checkering with mullered borders. Matching splinter forend has Anson release. Bore diameter: left -.662, right -.661. Bore restrictions: left -.033, right -.008. Wall thickness: left -.037, right -.036. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 6 lbs. 3.5 oz, LOP 15-1/2″. Accompanied by leather fitted luggage case. CONDITION: Excellent, near new as refurbished. Bbls retain virtually all of lustrous London quality re-black. Action and lockplates have virtually all of their very pleasing case color. New stocks retain virtually all of their finish, with a couple of handling marks, most noticeable on right side of buttstock. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Ejectors are in time. Bores are excellent with no visible imperfections. 4-38327 MGM143 (27,500-37,500)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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