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3252A
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$1,150.00
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*CASED C&A WESTON DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. SN 7876. Cal. 12 ga. Fine English dbl with 30″ steel bbls choked FULL/IMP-CYL with tapered concave smooth rib, sgl bead, extractor, with dbl underbites & dbl triggers and 2-1/2″ chambers with nitro proofs on flats. It has boxlock receiver that is lightly engraved with about 40% coverage foliate arabesque patterns & maker’s name on each side. Appended metal is engraved to match. Mounted with straight grain English walnut with checkered splinter forearm, missing its tip insert & straight hand stock with raised side panels, 15″ over a thick serrated wood extension. It has a blank silver oval initial plate on bottom. Accompanied by its orig red felt lined, leather trunk case with initials “D.G.D.” embossed on lid. It has maker’s label inside lid and is compartmented in bottom for shotgun & various parts. Bore diameter: left – .727, right – .730. Bore restrictions: left – .029, right – .006. Wall thickness: left – .036, right – .027. Drop at heel: 1-3/4″, drop at comb: 1-3/8″. Weight: 6 lbs. 15.36 oz. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbls retain most of a professionally restored finish with several small spots of pitting on outside. Receiver & appended metal are a cleaned metal color with traces of case colors on trigger plate & top tang. Forearm, with its missing insert, has a grain check around center medallion and is slightly shrunken with no finish in preparation for restoring. Stock has a chip back of top tang, otherwise is sound with freshened checkering and retains most of a restored finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores with a few scattered spots of pitting. Case shows moderate to heavy wear, missing one strap with damaged latch and heavily faded & soiled inside. 4-59885 JR239 (1,500-2,500)
Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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. |