SCARCE HOLLIS & SHEATH PERCUSSION DBL BBL SHOTGUN.

SCARCE HOLLIS & SHEATH PERCUSSION DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 8 bore. NSN. High-grade percussion dbl with 36″ laminated steel bbls, having a wide concave rib with single bead, engraved with foliate arabesque patterns and ribbon engraved “WARRANTED LAMINATED STEEL”. The breech block, top tang, trigger guard and buttplate tang are also beautifully engraved and the breech block has platinum blow out plugs and three thin gold bands. The hammers are also engraved with dolphin heads. The lockplates are game scene engraved with the vignette of a setter and shore bird on the left side and a setter and duck on the right side, along with the maker’s name. The bbl has two iron guides containing the orig brass tipped hickory ramrod. It is mounted in a 1-pc very nicely figured French walnut stock with checkered forestock and straight wrist with smooth steel buttplate. The trigger guard has a pineapple finial and the trigger bow has a small vignette of two flying ducks. The nose pipe is beautifully engraved also. CONDITION: Very good. Bbls retain traces of orig pattern being mostly a mottled silver & brown patina. Lockplates retain traces of case colors, being mostly a light patina. Trigger guard and buttplate tang retain generous amounts of orig blue. Wood is sound and retains about 85% strong orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, clean smooth bores with light frosting. A beautiful old high grade market gun. 4-53751 (900-1,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005

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
	360	$1,725.00	SCARCE HOLLIS & SHEATH PERCUSSION DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 8 bore. NSN. High-grade percussion dbl with 36″ laminated steel bbls, having a wide concave rib with single bead, engraved with foliate arabesque patterns and ribbon engraved “WARRANTED LAMINATED STEEL”. The breech block, top tang, trigger guard and buttplate tang are also beautifully engraved and the breech block has platinum blow out plugs and three thin gold bands. The hammers are also engraved with dolphin heads. The lockplates are game scene engraved with the vignette of a setter and shore bird on the left side and a setter and duck on the right side, along with the maker’s name. The bbl has two iron guides containing the orig brass tipped hickory ramrod. It is mounted in a 1-pc very nicely figured French walnut stock with checkered forestock and straight wrist with smooth steel buttplate. The trigger guard has a pineapple finial and the trigger bow has a small vignette of two flying ducks. The nose pipe is beautifully engraved also. CONDITION: Very good. Bbls retain traces of orig pattern being mostly a mottled silver & brown patina. Lockplates retain traces of case colors, being mostly a light patina. Trigger guard and buttplate tang retain generous amounts of orig blue. Wood is sound and retains about 85% strong orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, clean smooth bores with light frosting. A beautiful old high grade market gun. 4-53751 (900-1,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005 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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