*BOSS BEST QUALITY DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN.

*BOSS BEST QUALITY DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 9236. Beautiful Boss double with 27” bbls choked IMP-CYL/IMP-CYL with tapered, concave, smooth rib, sgl bead, dbl chopper lumps, ejectors & dbl triggers. Mounted with extremely beautiful French walnut with checkered, rounded, splinter forearm & straight stock, 14-1/2” over a fine checkered butt. Receiver & lockplates are very beautifully engraved in English rose & scroll patterns with bouquets of flowers on lockplates, bottom of receiver, trigger plate & fences, surrounded by fine, foliate arabesque patterns. Appended metal is engraved to match. Bbl rib has maker’s name & a gold inlaid “2” with a corresponding number “2” on thumb lever & tip of forend iron. Top tang has “SAFE” in gold. Bottom of stock has a gold initial plate engraved “R.M.G.” Initials are for Mr. R.M. Gaylord of Rockford, Illinois. Mr. Gaylord was an enthusiastic hunter of waterfowl & lived near the Delta Marsh & was an equally enthusiastic supporter of the “Ducks Unlimited” organization, and in its early years was one of its first presidents. Bore diameter: left – .730, right – .729. Bore restrictions: left – .005, right – .005. Wall thickness: left – .025, right – .029. Drop at heel: 2-1/4”, drop at comb: 1-5/8”. Weight: 6 lbs. 6.4 oz. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain 88-90% orig blue, strong & bright over forward half, thin on sides over forearm area. Receiver & lockplates retain most of their orig case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas, especially on right side, thinning elsewhere & nearly silver on bottom front. Trigger guard retains 93-95% orig blue, thin on tang. Stock has a hairline back of top tang and another back of left lockplate, otherwise wood is sound with light handling & use marks with a small gouge on right side of buttstock & retains most of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bores. 4-60378 JR643 (35,000-45,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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
	1710	$31,625.00	BOSS BEST QUALITY DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 9236. Beautiful Boss double with 27” bbls choked IMP-CYL/IMP-CYL with tapered, concave, smooth rib, sgl bead, dbl chopper lumps, ejectors & dbl triggers. Mounted with extremely beautiful French walnut with checkered, rounded, splinter forearm & straight stock, 14-1/2” over a fine checkered butt. Receiver & lockplates are very beautifully engraved in English rose & scroll patterns with bouquets of flowers on lockplates, bottom of receiver, trigger plate & fences, surrounded by fine, foliate arabesque patterns. Appended metal is engraved to match. Bbl rib has maker’s name & a gold inlaid “2” with a corresponding number “2” on thumb lever & tip of forend iron. Top tang has “SAFE” in gold. Bottom of stock has a gold initial plate engraved “R.M.G.” Initials are for Mr. R.M. Gaylord of Rockford, Illinois. Mr. Gaylord was an enthusiastic hunter of waterfowl & lived near the Delta Marsh & was an equally enthusiastic supporter of the “Ducks Unlimited” organization, and in its early years was one of its first presidents. Bore diameter: left – .730, right – .729. Bore restrictions: left – .005, right – .005. Wall thickness: left – .025, right – .029. Drop at heel: 2-1/4”, drop at comb: 1-5/8”. Weight: 6 lbs. 6.4 oz. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain 88-90% orig blue, strong & bright over forward half, thin on sides over forearm area. Receiver & lockplates retain most of their orig case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas, especially on right side, thinning elsewhere & nearly silver on bottom front. Trigger guard retains 93-95% orig blue, thin on tang. Stock has a hairline back of top tang and another back of left lockplate, otherwise wood is sound with light handling & use marks with a small gouge on right side of buttstock & retains most of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bores. 4-60378 JR643 (35,000-45,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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