CASED PAIR OF EARLY HAMMER SHOTGUNS.

CASED PAIR OF EARLY HAMMER SHOTGUNS. Cal. 16 ga. SN 3609 & 3824. Wonderful early round action Bosses with 29-1/2″ Sir Joseph Whitworth compressed steel bbls with numbers “3” & “4” engraved on the ribs. Guns are numbered “1” & “2” on the trigger guards, but all the serial numbers match their respective pcs. Both sets are choked MOD/CYL. They have smooth concave tapered ribs with sgl silver bead, extractors & dbl bites. These shotguns are fitted with the rare Purdey thumb latch, which incorporates a very wide trigger guard with a hole in the front for inserting the thumb to activate this patented opening latch. Mounted in very highly figured marble cake honey & chocolate French walnut and both have silver initial plates on the bottom engraved with a crown over an “N”. Both guns have checkered splinter forearms with swinging latches & straight stocks, 15-1/4″ over crystallized Pachmayr pads. #3824 is a broken through wrist with a fingernail size chip of wood missing. Both stocks have tapered wedges inserted between the pad & buttstock. Forend latches are engraved identically but are of different size & shape. Receivers & lockplates are identically engraved with full coverage very fine foliate arabesque patterns. Hammers & trigger guards are engraved to match. Receivers have scalloped fences with firing pin shields. #1 Drop at the heel 2-1/2″, drop at the comb 1-3/8″. Bore restrictions: left – .014, right – .003. Weight: 6 lbs. 8.4 oz. #2. No drops recorded due to broken wrist. Bore restrictions: left – .017, right – .002. Weight: 6 lbs. 8.4 oz. Accompanied by their orig, heavy, brown leather, red felt-lined, trunk case with maker’s label in the lid and the bottom compartmented for all the various pieces. Written on a paper inside the lid are the charges for these guns & on the front is a hand written paper label inscribed “The Lord Harkings 1893”. Lid has a large brass plaque engraved with a shotgun, fly rod & retrieving dog with the name “CHESTER R. NAULT”. CONDITION: #1. Good to very good. Bbls retain about 90% orig blue, thin at the muzzle & chamber ends with some pitting on the top of the left bbl. Bottom rib retains most of its orig Damascus pattern. Receiver & lockplates retain case colors in the very sheltered areas with the balance turned silver. Wood is sound with numerous nicks, dings & scratches and a grain check on the right side of the butt with the checkering showing heavy wear. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. #2. About good. Bbls retain about 92-93% orig blue with muzzle & chamber end wear and the bottom rib retains most of its orig Damascus pattern with traces of damascus pattern on the top rib. Receiver & lockplates retain strong case colors in the sheltered areas with the balance turned silver. Stock, with the aforementioned broken wrist, shows heavy wear with numerous nicks & scratches. Forearm has a sliver missing from the edge and shows heavy wear. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. Case is worn, nicked & scratched with soiled interior and is missing its straps and with a broken carrying handle. 4-56854 JR596 (6,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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	4360	$10,350.00	CASED PAIR OF EARLY HAMMER SHOTGUNS. Cal. 16 ga. SN 3609 & 3824. Wonderful early round action Bosses with 29-1/2″ Sir Joseph Whitworth compressed steel bbls with numbers “3” & “4” engraved on the ribs. Guns are numbered “1” & “2” on the trigger guards, but all the serial numbers match their respective pcs. Both sets are choked MOD/CYL. They have smooth concave tapered ribs with sgl silver bead, extractors & dbl bites. These shotguns are fitted with the rare Purdey thumb latch, which incorporates a very wide trigger guard with a hole in the front for inserting the thumb to activate this patented opening latch. Mounted in very highly figured marble cake honey & chocolate French walnut and both have silver initial plates on the bottom engraved with a crown over an “N”. Both guns have checkered splinter forearms with swinging latches & straight stocks, 15-1/4″ over crystallized Pachmayr pads. #3824 is a broken through wrist with a fingernail size chip of wood missing. Both stocks have tapered wedges inserted between the pad & buttstock. Forend latches are engraved identically but are of different size & shape. Receivers & lockplates are identically engraved with full coverage very fine foliate arabesque patterns. Hammers & trigger guards are engraved to match. Receivers have scalloped fences with firing pin shields. #1 Drop at the heel 2-1/2″, drop at the comb 1-3/8″. Bore restrictions: left – .014, right – .003. Weight: 6 lbs. 8.4 oz. #2. No drops recorded due to broken wrist. Bore restrictions: left – .017, right – .002. Weight: 6 lbs. 8.4 oz. Accompanied by their orig, heavy, brown leather, red felt-lined, trunk case with maker’s label in the lid and the bottom compartmented for all the various pieces. Written on a paper inside the lid are the charges for these guns & on the front is a hand written paper label inscribed “The Lord Harkings 1893”. Lid has a large brass plaque engraved with a shotgun, fly rod & retrieving dog with the name “CHESTER R. NAULT”. CONDITION: #1. Good to very good. Bbls retain about 90% orig blue, thin at the muzzle & chamber ends with some pitting on the top of the left bbl. Bottom rib retains most of its orig Damascus pattern. Receiver & lockplates retain case colors in the very sheltered areas with the balance turned silver. Wood is sound with numerous nicks, dings & scratches and a grain check on the right side of the butt with the checkering showing heavy wear. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. #2. About good. Bbls retain about 92-93% orig blue with muzzle & chamber end wear and the bottom rib retains most of its orig Damascus pattern with traces of damascus pattern on the top rib. Receiver & lockplates retain strong case colors in the sheltered areas with the balance turned silver. Stock, with the aforementioned broken wrist, shows heavy wear with numerous nicks & scratches. Forearm has a sliver missing from the edge and shows heavy wear. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. Case is worn, nicked & scratched with soiled interior and is missing its straps and with a broken carrying handle. 4-56854 JR596 (6,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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