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LONG BARREL 2" 12 BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR GAME GUN

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 4,000.00 USD
LONG BARREL 2  12 BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR GAME GUN

BY JOHN MACPHERSON & SONS OF INVERNESS WITH ORIGINAL(?) CASE. Cal. 12 Ga., 2". S# 91313. The dovetailed 28" bbls. are engraved "John MacPherson & Sons. Inverness." & silver inlaid "FOR 2 INCH CASE ONLY" on narrow game rib. Bbl. flats stamped w/ Birmingham nitro proofs for 2" chambers & 1 1/8 oz. shot & London reproofs at 850 BAR. Case hardened boxlock action features automatic safety ("SAFE" inlaid in silver) & dbl. triggers. Action engraved w/ geometric & line borders. Maker's name is on each side. Top lever, floorplate & trigger guard are blued. S# is on trigger guard tang. Dense lightly marbled European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14 1/2" over replacement ribbed buttplate. Point pattern checkering is at grip & a silver oval is w/ faint engraved initials "H.P"(?) on toe line. Matching splinter ejector forend has Anson release. MEASUREMENTS: bbls.: bore diameter: right: .728", left: .726". Restriction: right: .006" (IC), left: .016" (MOD). Minimum Wall Thickness: right: .026", left: .024". STOCK: DAH: 2". DAC: 1 1/2". LOP: 14 1/2". CAST: approx. 1/4" off. WEIGHT: 5 lbs. 12 oz. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: gun housed in vintage green canvas leather trimmed case by Brady, most likely original. Top marked "R. G. F-Shirras" "Kinellan Lodge" "Strathpeffer". Interior lined in green cloth & Brady label is in lid. CONDITION: good to very good as partially refinished. Bbls. retaining of a best reblack. Action retains a considerable amount of original case hardening color w/ overall mottled appearances to brown. Secondary parts reblued. Stocks refinished w/ a few subsequent marks. Checkering competently recut. Buttplate is new. Bores are fine w/ some light pitting at breech ends & no noted repairs or dents. Action is tight. Bbls. are on face. Ejectors are in time. Exterior of case has some dark stains & a number of rubs. Straps & handle are good, interior cloth is very good, soiled w/ some rubs. (21-4009/MGM). CURIO. $2,500-4,000.