FINE HENRY ADKIN DAMASCUS DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN.

FINE HENRY ADKIN DAMASCUS DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. NSN. Beautiful best quality, Purdey style double with 30” fine chain Damascus bbls choked MOD/IMP-CYL with smooth, tapered, concave rib, sgl bead, ejectors with dbl underbites and dbl triggers. Bbl flats are marked with nitro proofs for 1-1/8 oz. Mounted in very highly figured burl, French or Circassian walnut with checkered, splinter forearm and straight stock with teardrop side panels, 14-1/8” over a serrated horn buttplate. There is a blank, silver initial oval on the bottom. Lockplates & receiver are engraved in Purdey style with a bouquet of flowers on each side and the bottom front, completely surrounded by very fine, English style arabesque patterns with a circle of vine & leaves around the lockplate vignettes. It has the maker’s name on each side. Thumb lever, triggerguard, forend iron & rib extension are engraved to match. Top tang has “SAFE” in gold. Bore diameter: left – .734, right – .738. Bore restrictions: left – .017, right – .007. Wall thickness: left – .029, right – .021. Drop at heel: 2-1/8”, drop at comb: 1-5/8”. Weight: 6 lbs. 9.28 oz. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain most of their beautiful orig, brown Damascus pattern with some slight muzzle edge wear and a small area of chemical staining on rib. There are one or two small spots of pitting and some scattered pinheads of light surface rust. Lockplates retain most of their orig case colors, strong & bright on left side, moderately faded on right side. Receiver retains about 50% orig case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas, fading to silver elsewhere. Wood is sound with light nicks & scratches and the buttstock retains most of a fine, hand rubbed, restored oil finish. Forearm has some minor bruising and is dark & oil stained. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores with a couple of small spots in right bbl. May have been honed. 4-30390 JR258 (5,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007

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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	1326	$7,475.00	FINE HENRY ADKIN DAMASCUS DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. NSN. Beautiful best quality, Purdey style double with 30” fine chain Damascus bbls choked MOD/IMP-CYL with smooth, tapered, concave rib, sgl bead, ejectors with dbl underbites and dbl triggers. Bbl flats are marked with nitro proofs for 1-1/8 oz. Mounted in very highly figured burl, French or Circassian walnut with checkered, splinter forearm and straight stock with teardrop side panels, 14-1/8” over a serrated horn buttplate. There is a blank, silver initial oval on the bottom. Lockplates & receiver are engraved in Purdey style with a bouquet of flowers on each side and the bottom front, completely surrounded by very fine, English style arabesque patterns with a circle of vine & leaves around the lockplate vignettes. It has the maker’s name on each side. Thumb lever, triggerguard, forend iron & rib extension are engraved to match. Top tang has “SAFE” in gold. Bore diameter: left – .734, right – .738. Bore restrictions: left – .017, right – .007. Wall thickness: left – .029, right – .021. Drop at heel: 2-1/8”, drop at comb: 1-5/8”. Weight: 6 lbs. 9.28 oz. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain most of their beautiful orig, brown Damascus pattern with some slight muzzle edge wear and a small area of chemical staining on rib. There are one or two small spots of pitting and some scattered pinheads of light surface rust. Lockplates retain most of their orig case colors, strong & bright on left side, moderately faded on right side. Receiver retains about 50% orig case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas, fading to silver elsewhere. Wood is sound with light nicks & scratches and the buttstock retains most of a fine, hand rubbed, restored oil finish. Forearm has some minor bruising and is dark & oil stained. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores with a couple of small spots in right bbl. May have been honed. 4-30390 JR258 (5,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007 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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