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*ARMSTRONG BOXLOCK HAMMERLESS DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. SN 40000. Cal. 12 ga. Fine English double with 28″ sleeved bbls choked FULL/MOD. Orig bbls were cut at 3-1/4″ with new tubes sleeved into place. It has a tapered concave smooth rib with sgl bead, doll’s head rib extension, ejectors, dbl triggers & dbl underbites. It has been reproofed to 1-1/8 oz. and 3-1/4 tons and has 2-3/4″ chambers. Boxlock receiver has a sgl raised rib around back radius of fences and is very nicely engraved with about 60% coverage fine foliate arabesque patterns and has maker’s name in a ribbon on each side. All appended metal is engraved to match. Mounted with nicely figured straight grain French walnut with horn insert checkered splinter forearm and straight hand stock with raised teardrop side panels, 14-1/8″ over a smooth steel buttplate. There is a blank silver oval initial plate in bottom. Bore diameter: left – .726, right – .728. Bore restrictions: left – .026, right – .015. Wall thickness: left – .032, right – .030. Drop at heel: 1-3/4″, drop at comb: 1-1/4″. Weight: 6 lbs. 11.2 oz. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain 97-98% strong English rust blue with a minor nick or two. Receiver & trigger guard are mostly a silver/gray metal color with traces of case colors in sheltered areas. Stock has a couple of miniscule hairlines back of top tang and forearm is missing a chip from edge, otherwise wood is sound with forearm showing moderate to heavy wear & stock minor handling & use marks and overall retains 75-80% restored finish. Fine Mechanics, very bright shiny bores. 4-59870 JR261 (2,500-3,500)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007
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