*WILLIAM EVANS BOXLOCK EJECTOR 20 BORE GAME GUN AND CASE.

*WILLIAM EVANS BOXLOCK EJECTOR 20 BORE GAME GUN AND CASE. SN 127938. Cal. 20 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 28″ Dovetailed bbls are engraved “William Evans, 67A St. James’s St., London, S.W.I.” on narrow game rib. Bbl flats are stamped with Birmingham nitro proofs for 2-3/4″ chambers. Scaled down case hardened boxlock action features automatic safety and double triggers. Action is engraved with about 50% coverage of scroll with “William Evans” on each side. Blued floorplate, trigger guard and top lever are also scroll engraved. Evans SN 18184 is on trigger guard tang. Relatively plain European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-5/8″ over grooved wood butt. Flat top point pattern checkering is at 18 LPI, and a vacant silver oval is on toe line. Matching splinter ejector forend has Anson release. Bore diameter: left -.613, right -.612. Bore restrictions: left -.016, right -.007. Wall thickness: left -.040, right -.044. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-3/8″. Weight: 5 lbs. 11 oz. LOP 14-5/8″. Older leather case is lined in red cloth with William Evans trade card as label. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain nearly all their orig blue with 3-4 minor freckles of oxidation toward rear. Action retains 95% orig case color, silvering on fences and bottom edges. Floorplate, trigger guard, and top lever retain nearly all their orig blue, top lever slightly silvered at thumbpiece, trigger guard slightly silvered on edges of bow, and thinning on grip. Stocks retain nearly all their orig finish with a few minor marks. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Ejectors are in time. Case leather is dark with many marks and scuffs. Left edge of top is missing, right edge is loose. One strap is broken and the other rather tender, as is carrying handle. Interior cloth is good, showing some moth damage, soiling, and areas rubbed through. Partitions are tight, but have been re-worked in non-matching cloth. 4-42311 MGM47 (3,000-5,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1374	$3,450.00	WILLIAM EVANS BOXLOCK EJECTOR 20 BORE GAME GUN AND CASE. SN 127938. Cal. 20 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 28″ Dovetailed bbls are engraved “William Evans, 67A St. James’s St., London, S.W.I.” on narrow game rib. Bbl flats are stamped with Birmingham nitro proofs for 2-3/4″ chambers. Scaled down case hardened boxlock action features automatic safety and double triggers. Action is engraved with about 50% coverage of scroll with “William Evans” on each side. Blued floorplate, trigger guard and top lever are also scroll engraved. Evans SN 18184 is on trigger guard tang. Relatively plain European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-5/8″ over grooved wood butt. Flat top point pattern checkering is at 18 LPI, and a vacant silver oval is on toe line. Matching splinter ejector forend has Anson release. Bore diameter: left -.613, right -.612. Bore restrictions: left -.016, right -.007. Wall thickness: left -.040, right -.044. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-3/8″. Weight: 5 lbs. 11 oz. LOP 14-5/8″. Older leather case is lined in red cloth with William Evans trade card as label. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain nearly all their orig blue with 3-4 minor freckles of oxidation toward rear. Action retains 95% orig case color, silvering on fences and bottom edges. Floorplate, trigger guard, and top lever retain nearly all their orig blue, top lever slightly silvered at thumbpiece, trigger guard slightly silvered on edges of bow, and thinning on grip. Stocks retain nearly all their orig finish with a few minor marks. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Ejectors are in time. Case leather is dark with many marks and scuffs. Left edge of top is missing, right edge is loose. One strap is broken and the other rather tender, as is carrying handle. Interior cloth is good, showing some moth damage, soiling, and areas rubbed through. Partitions are tight, but have been re-worked in non-matching cloth. 4-42311 MGM47 (3,000-5,000) 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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