W & C SCOTT BAR ACTION HAMMER GUN WITH CASE.

W & C SCOTT BAR ACTION HAMMER GUN WITH CASE. SN 24769. (1879) Cal. 16 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 28″ Two stripe Damascus bbls are engraved “W & C. Scott & Son. Makers & Patentees. London.” on raised, concave game rib. Bottoms of bbls are stamped with Birmingham black powder proofs for 16 bore and 17 muzzles, along with “Not for Ball”. Case hardened top lever action is fitted with bar locks with tall serpentine rebounding hammers. Action and lockplates are engraved with about 50% coverage medium scroll. Lockplates have running dogs at fronts above “W & C Scott & Son”. Game birds are at tails. Hammers and fences are nicely filed. Scroll engraved trigger guard has SN at grip, which also has Scott castle logo engraved, and extends to horn grip cap. Nicely marbled stump European walnut pistol grip buttstock measures 14-1/8″ over plain steel buttplate. Point pattern checkering is at grip, and a vacant silver oval is on toe line. Matching splinter forend has Scott’s patent lever release. Bore diameter: left-.667, right -.665. Bore restrictions: left -.011 (IC), right -.016 (light mod). Wall thickness: left -.044, right -.043. Drop at heel: 2-13/16″, drop at comb: 1-13/16″. Weight: 7 lbs. 1 oz. LOP: 14-1/8″. Old leather case with brass corners is lined in scarlet cloth with reproduction Scott label in lid, and contains an array of orig and some newly made tools and accessories, including newly made cocobolo and brass 2-pc cleaning rod and ebony handled offset striker key. Old accessories include 16 ga Hawksley nickel-plated chamber brush, brass and rosewood handled shot dipper, nickel-plated 16 ga broken case extractor, bone striker bottle, square crystal oil bottle with nickel-plated top, and 5 CBC 16 ga brass cases. CONDITION: Fine as refinished. Bbls retain nearly all of a good quality re-brown with fine definition to pattern. Action retains nearly all of a re-color case hardening. Stocks refinished, and retain most of that finish over numerous minor marks, checkering re-cut, borders not mullered. Wood is considerably below metal. Bores are good, shiny with scattered light pitting. Action is tight. Bbls are off face. Locks are crisp. Case leather is dark and oiled. One strap is missing, and the other is a recent replacement. Handle is good but getting tender. Interior cloth is considerably soiled and dark. Partitions have been refitted and covered with cloth that does not quite match rest of case. Old accessories are fine, chamber brush and striker case especially so. New accessories are excellent. 4-47087 MGM36 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013

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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	2182	$2,875.00	W & C SCOTT BAR ACTION HAMMER GUN WITH CASE. SN 24769. (1879) Cal. 16 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 28″ Two stripe Damascus bbls are engraved “W & C. Scott & Son. Makers & Patentees. London.” on raised, concave game rib. Bottoms of bbls are stamped with Birmingham black powder proofs for 16 bore and 17 muzzles, along with “Not for Ball”. Case hardened top lever action is fitted with bar locks with tall serpentine rebounding hammers. Action and lockplates are engraved with about 50% coverage medium scroll. Lockplates have running dogs at fronts above “W & C Scott & Son”. Game birds are at tails. Hammers and fences are nicely filed. Scroll engraved trigger guard has SN at grip, which also has Scott castle logo engraved, and extends to horn grip cap. Nicely marbled stump European walnut pistol grip buttstock measures 14-1/8″ over plain steel buttplate. Point pattern checkering is at grip, and a vacant silver oval is on toe line. Matching splinter forend has Scott’s patent lever release. Bore diameter: left-.667, right -.665. Bore restrictions: left -.011 (IC), right -.016 (light mod). Wall thickness: left -.044, right -.043. Drop at heel: 2-13/16″, drop at comb: 1-13/16″. Weight: 7 lbs. 1 oz. LOP: 14-1/8″. Old leather case with brass corners is lined in scarlet cloth with reproduction Scott label in lid, and contains an array of orig and some newly made tools and accessories, including newly made cocobolo and brass 2-pc cleaning rod and ebony handled offset striker key. Old accessories include 16 ga Hawksley nickel-plated chamber brush, brass and rosewood handled shot dipper, nickel-plated 16 ga broken case extractor, bone striker bottle, square crystal oil bottle with nickel-plated top, and 5 CBC 16 ga brass cases. CONDITION: Fine as refinished. Bbls retain nearly all of a good quality re-brown with fine definition to pattern. Action retains nearly all of a re-color case hardening. Stocks refinished, and retain most of that finish over numerous minor marks, checkering re-cut, borders not mullered. Wood is considerably below metal. Bores are good, shiny with scattered light pitting. Action is tight. Bbls are off face. Locks are crisp. Case leather is dark and oiled. One strap is missing, and the other is a recent replacement. Handle is good but getting tender. Interior cloth is considerably soiled and dark. Partitions have been refitted and covered with cloth that does not quite match rest of case. Old accessories are fine, chamber brush and striker case especially so. New accessories are excellent. 4-47087 MGM36 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013 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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