*ENGRAVED AUGUST FRANCOTTE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN.

*ENGRAVED AUGUST FRANCOTTE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 16 ga. SN 82004. Fine Belgian made shotgun with 27-5/8″ steel bbls, 2-5/8″ chambers, choked FULL/IMP-CYL with tapered concave matted rib, sgl bead, ejectors, dbl lumps with third fastener & dbl triggers, the front is articulated. Bbls have maker’s name & address. It has a full sidelock receiver with cocked indicators with beautiful English style rose & scroll engraving with about 80% coverage. Fences have deep relief oak leaf & acorn patterns. Opening lever, trigger guard & forend iron are engraved to match.. Opening lever has a gold “2” indicating that it was part of a 2-gun set. Top tang has “S” in gold. Mounted in very tight figured beautiful French walnut with checkered splinter forearm & straight stock with raised side panels, delicate diamond shaped wrist with straight stock, 14-1/2″ over a serrated horn buttplate. Drop at heel: 2-1/2″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Bore restrictions: left – .028, right – .003. Wall thickness: left – .025, right – .030. Bore diameter: left – .645, right – .672. Weight: 6 lbs. 3.84 oz. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbls have had horrible storage & then crudely cleaned leaving about 50% orig blue being mostly a cleaned metal patina with light to moderate pitting. Receiver retains traces of case colors in sheltered areas with balance turned silver. Left lockplate retains about 85% orig case colors, bright in sheltered areas & right lockplate about 50-60% faded case colors, bright behind fence. Wood is sound showing heavy wear with worn checkering & retains a fine hand rubbed patina with light nicks, scratches & dings. Buttplate is bug eaten & worn. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. This is a candidate for careful professional restoration. 4-57922 JR388 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

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
	1285	$2,012.00	ENGRAVED AUGUST FRANCOTTE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 16 ga. SN 82004. Fine Belgian made shotgun with 27-5/8″ steel bbls, 2-5/8″ chambers, choked FULL/IMP-CYL with tapered concave matted rib, sgl bead, ejectors, dbl lumps with third fastener & dbl triggers, the front is articulated. Bbls have maker’s name & address. It has a full sidelock receiver with cocked indicators with beautiful English style rose & scroll engraving with about 80% coverage. Fences have deep relief oak leaf & acorn patterns. Opening lever, trigger guard & forend iron are engraved to match.. Opening lever has a gold “2” indicating that it was part of a 2-gun set. Top tang has “S” in gold. Mounted in very tight figured beautiful French walnut with checkered splinter forearm & straight stock with raised side panels, delicate diamond shaped wrist with straight stock, 14-1/2″ over a serrated horn buttplate. Drop at heel: 2-1/2″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Bore restrictions: left – .028, right – .003. Wall thickness: left – .025, right – .030. Bore diameter: left – .645, right – .672. Weight: 6 lbs. 3.84 oz. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbls have had horrible storage & then crudely cleaned leaving about 50% orig blue being mostly a cleaned metal patina with light to moderate pitting. Receiver retains traces of case colors in sheltered areas with balance turned silver. Left lockplate retains about 85% orig case colors, bright in sheltered areas & right lockplate about 50-60% faded case colors, bright behind fence. Wood is sound showing heavy wear with worn checkering & retains a fine hand rubbed patina with light nicks, scratches & dings. Buttplate is bug eaten & worn. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. This is a candidate for careful professional restoration. 4-57922 JR388 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 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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