*CHARLES HELLIS 28 GA. BOXLOCK EJECTOR GAME GUN.

*CHARLES HELLIS 28 GA. BOXLOCK EJECTOR GAME GUN. SN 3226. (ca. 1926) Cal. 28 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 28″ Dovetailed bbls are engraved “Charles Hellis & Sons 119 Edgware Road. Hyde Park. London. W.” on narrow game rib. Bbl flats are stamped with Birmingham nitro proofs and Birmingham re-proofs for 2-3/4″ chambers. Case hardened boxlock action features automatic safety (SAFE inlaid in silver) and double triggers. Action is engraved with well cut English scroll with “C. Hellis & Sons” on each side. Scroll engraved trigger guard has SN at grip. Streaked and lightly figured European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-1/2″ over brown leather covered pad and 17/32″ figured walnut spacer. Vacant silver oval is on toe line. Point pattern checkering has mullered borders. Matching splinter ejector forend has Anson release. Bore diameter: left -.545, right -.545. Bore restrictions: left -.005, right -.000. Wall thickness: left -.020, right -.034. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 5 lbs. 2 oz. LOP 14-1/2″. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain nearly all of a well done satiny re-black. Action has traces of case color in protected areas mostly under fences. Floorplate and top lever have been re-blued with engraving slightly washed, and retain most of that blue, with top lever silvering at thumbpiece. Trigger guard is silver gray. Stocks retain most of an old oil refinish, Checkering has been re-cut with some wear and after re-cut, slightly dirty. Bores are excellent, frosted somewhat toward muzzles. Action is loose, and bbls are off face. Gun in need of a simple re-joint. Ejectors are in time, but left ejector is live. A nice little field gun in need of some attention. 4-42306 MGM36 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

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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	1371	$0.00	CHARLES HELLIS 28 GA. BOXLOCK EJECTOR GAME GUN. SN 3226. (ca. 1926) Cal. 28 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 28″ Dovetailed bbls are engraved “Charles Hellis & Sons 119 Edgware Road. Hyde Park. London. W.” on narrow game rib. Bbl flats are stamped with Birmingham nitro proofs and Birmingham re-proofs for 2-3/4″ chambers. Case hardened boxlock action features automatic safety (SAFE inlaid in silver) and double triggers. Action is engraved with well cut English scroll with “C. Hellis & Sons” on each side. Scroll engraved trigger guard has SN at grip. Streaked and lightly figured European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-1/2″ over brown leather covered pad and 17/32″ figured walnut spacer. Vacant silver oval is on toe line. Point pattern checkering has mullered borders. Matching splinter ejector forend has Anson release. Bore diameter: left -.545, right -.545. Bore restrictions: left -.005, right -.000. Wall thickness: left -.020, right -.034. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 5 lbs. 2 oz. LOP 14-1/2″. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain nearly all of a well done satiny re-black. Action has traces of case color in protected areas mostly under fences. Floorplate and top lever have been re-blued with engraving slightly washed, and retain most of that blue, with top lever silvering at thumbpiece. Trigger guard is silver gray. Stocks retain most of an old oil refinish, Checkering has been re-cut with some wear and after re-cut, slightly dirty. Bores are excellent, frosted somewhat toward muzzles. Action is loose, and bbls are off face. Gun in need of a simple re-joint. Ejectors are in time, but left ejector is live. A nice little field gun in need of some attention. 4-42306 MGM36 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 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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