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2" 12 BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN BY HELLIS WITH CASE

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
2  12 BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN BY HELLIS WITH CASE

Cal. 12 Ga., 2". S# 5697. The dovetailed 26 1/8" bbls. are engraved "Charles Hellis & Sons LTD. 1 21-3 Edgeware Rd. London England" & gold inlaid "FOR 2 INCH CASE ONLY" on narrow swamped game rib. Bbl. flats stamped w/ Birmingham nitro proofs for 2" chambers at 1 1/8 oz. of shot. Bottoms of bbls. stamped "MADE IN ENGLAND" & splinter marked w/ importer (Woodcock Hill). Case hardened boxlock action features automatic safety & dbl. triggers. Action engraved w/ about 70% coverage. Scroll w/ rose bouquet highlights w/in sm. scroll & leaf borders. Maker's name is on each side. Top lever, floorplate & trigger guard are blued & engraved w/ matching scroll. S# is on tang. Plain European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14 1/2" over dark brown leather covered pad. Stock features well shaped drop points, point pattern checkering at grip & a silver oval engraved "NP" on toeline. Matching splinter ejector forend has Anson release. MEASUREMENTS: bbls.: bore diameter: right: .731", left: .731". Restriction: right: .008" (IC), left: .032" (FULL). Minimum Wall Thickness: right: .027", left: .027". STOCK: DAH: 2". DAC: 1 1/2". LOP: 14 1/2". CAST: 1/2" off. WEIGHT: 6 lbs. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: gun comes w/ brown leather VC English type case w/ stitched leather corners, lined in bilious blue green cloth. Case contains a cleaning rod. CONDITION: very good as partially refinished. Bbls. retaining essentially all of a best quality reblack. Action retains about 30-40% original case hardening color. Secondary blued parts are reblued w/ softening of engraving. Stocks retain essentially all of a good quality hand rubbed oil refinish w/ a few very light subsequent marks. Checkering nicely recut. Bores are bright & shiny w/ no visible problems. Action is tight, bbls. are on face. Ejectors are in time. Case leather is very good w/ a few minor scrapes. Interior cloth has some rubs. (21-4034/MGM). CURIO. $3,000-5,000.