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1369A
$4,600.00

*W & C. SCOTT SIDEPLATED BOXLOCK EJECTOR “TEXAN” WITH CASE. SN 146924. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. This nicely finished, special order, game gun has 28″ dovetailed bbls with raised, matted, solid rib, and are engraved with “W & C. Scott Gunmakers” and “Birmingham, England” on tops. There are 1″ triangles of scroll engraving at breech ends. Bbl flats are stamped with Birmingham nitro proofs. Importers mark “Abercrombie & Fitch Houston Texas” is engraved on rear of bottom rib and splinter. Case hardened, sideplated, boxlock action is nicely filed with beads around fences and bottom of action, and features automatic safety and non-selective single trigger. Action and sideplates are engraved with 70% coverage medium scroll. Blued floorplate is engraved “The Texan” over Longhorn bull’s head. Single beaded small bow trigger guard with SN at grip extends to composition pistol grip cap. Nicely streaked and lightly figured European walnut pistol grip buttstock measures 14-7/8″ over checkered wood butt, and features drop points, 28 LPI cleanly cut point pattern checkering, and hallmarked vacant gold shield on toe line. Matching beavertail ejector forend has Anson release. Bore diameter: left -.728, right -.727. Bore restrictions: left -.040, right -.016. Wall thickness: left -.028, right -.029. Drop at heel: 2-1/8″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 6 lbs. 15 oz. LOP 14-7/8″. Makers tan canvas case with leather trim, is lined with purple cloth with gold embossed leather label and contains 2-pc wood and brass cleaning rod with mop, brush, and patches, pair of snap caps, square oil bottle, can of Scott rust preventative, felt bag for action, and 2 keys. CONDITION: Excellent, near new. Bbls retain essentially all of their blue with only one or 2 minor marks. Action is slightly silvered on bottom beads. Stocks have a few minor marks. Bore is excellent. Action is tight. Ejectors are in time. Trigger works. Case is excellent with some scuffs and scratches on exterior. Interior cloth shows some marks and compressions from contact with gun. Accessories are excellent. 4-42648 MGM269 (4,000-5,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011
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