*FRANCOTTE DELUXE SIDELOCK MODEL DBL BBL SHOTGUN.

*FRANCOTTE DELUXE SIDELOCK MODEL DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 20 ga. SN 91480. Spectacular deluxe shotgun with 28” bbls choked MOD/IMP-CYL with tapered, concave, hand matted rib with sgl brass bead & maker’s name on top of right bbl. It has ejectors & dbl chopper lumps with sgl non-selective trigger. Mounted with very highly figured, streaky, honey & chocolate French walnut with checkered beavertail forearm & straight stock with raised teardrop side panels, 15” over a checkered butt. Bottom of stock has blank gold initial plate. Receiver, lockplates & all appended metal are fantastically engraved with full game scenes on lockplates consisting of three raised gold ducks in a Bulino style marsh background & two raised gold ducks in a marsh scene on right side. Bottom is engraved in great detail with a bald eagle perched on a pine limb, all surrounded by deep foliate arabesque patterns. Maker’s name & address are in gold on each side. Trigger guard has a raised gold flying woodcock & has serial number in gold. Top tang has “SAFE” in gold. Water table, standing breech & breech face of bbls are beautifully jeweled. Trigger plate is signed on right side “GREIVURE: MILTSON FRANCOTTE / PG. RC”. Bottom of left bbl, under forearm is engraved “HANSEN & CO. SOUTHPORT CT.”. Bore diameter: left – .622, right – .617. Bore restrictions: left – .025, right – .014. Wall thickness: left – .036, right – .040. Drop at heel: 2-1/8”, drop at comb: 1-1/4”. Weight: 6 lbs. 3.84 oz. Accompanied by a C.S. Mfg. Co. green felt lined, brown leather, trunk case compartmented in bottom for complete shotgun, two snap caps & a square, nickeled oil bottle. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, as new, probably unfired. Retains virtually all of its brilliant orig factory finish to both metal & wood. Bbl blue is bright & coin finished receiver is crisp. Wood has one or two minor handling & storage marks. Case is equally new. 4-59144 JR328 (15,000-20,000)

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
	1717	$21,850.00	FRANCOTTE DELUXE SIDELOCK MODEL DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 20 ga. SN 91480. Spectacular deluxe shotgun with 28” bbls choked MOD/IMP-CYL with tapered, concave, hand matted rib with sgl brass bead & maker’s name on top of right bbl. It has ejectors & dbl chopper lumps with sgl non-selective trigger. Mounted with very highly figured, streaky, honey & chocolate French walnut with checkered beavertail forearm & straight stock with raised teardrop side panels, 15” over a checkered butt. Bottom of stock has blank gold initial plate. Receiver, lockplates & all appended metal are fantastically engraved with full game scenes on lockplates consisting of three raised gold ducks in a Bulino style marsh background & two raised gold ducks in a marsh scene on right side. Bottom is engraved in great detail with a bald eagle perched on a pine limb, all surrounded by deep foliate arabesque patterns. Maker’s name & address are in gold on each side. Trigger guard has a raised gold flying woodcock & has serial number in gold. Top tang has “SAFE” in gold. Water table, standing breech & breech face of bbls are beautifully jeweled. Trigger plate is signed on right side “GREIVURE: MILTSON FRANCOTTE / PG. RC”. Bottom of left bbl, under forearm is engraved “HANSEN & CO. SOUTHPORT CT.”. Bore diameter: left – .622, right – .617. Bore restrictions: left – .025, right – .014. Wall thickness: left – .036, right – .040. Drop at heel: 2-1/8”, drop at comb: 1-1/4”. Weight: 6 lbs. 3.84 oz. Accompanied by a C.S. Mfg. Co. green felt lined, brown leather, trunk case compartmented in bottom for complete shotgun, two snap caps & a square, nickeled oil bottle. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, as new, probably unfired. Retains virtually all of its brilliant orig factory finish to both metal & wood. Bbl blue is bright & coin finished receiver is crisp. Wood has one or two minor handling & storage marks. Case is equally new. 4-59144 JR328 (15,000-20,000) 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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