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MacNAUGHTON 12 NITRO PROVED HAMMER TOPLEVER GAME GUN- 28" DAMASCUS NP to 2 3/4"- VERY STOUT WOOD FORE & AFT- 6 Lbs. 8 Oz.- WALLS .029"-
Guns International #: 100927073 Seller's Inventory #: y128
Category: Shotguns - Scottish Doubles - Shotguns - English Double Antique
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Seller: Champlin
Company: Champlin Firearms Inc.
Member Since: 11/19/07
First Name: George
Last Name: Caswell
State: Oklahoma
Zip: 73702
Country: United States
Phone: (580) 237-7388
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
#1488, J. MacNaughton 12 Bore Rebounding Hammer Toplever Game Gun Made in 1896 & Now Nitro Proved in England; 28" Extractor Damascus Barrels Nitro Proved in Birmingham to 2 3/4" chambers, 18.6mm bores and with the proper reproof marks, .731 .005 & .032 (Skt.I & Full), 2 3/4" chambers, Wall thickness on both barrels at .029", Excellent finish & polish on the locks internally, Excellent internal inletting with no oil soak and not a crack to be had, Dolphin hammers, Percussion fences, Splinter forend with a Deeley & Edge forend release patent #1422 of 1873, Horn tip on the forend, Straight hand stock at 14 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8" over a 3/4" Silvers pad, Cast-Off for the right hand, Great game gun weight at 6 lbs. 8 oz., 20% coverage of very nice period engraving, The wood is very solid and should last another 121 years, The inletting under the locks is almost as good as the day it was cut, The barrel brown is 60% with a soft patina, The frame and locks have a very nice patina, The wood finish is at 90%, The checkering is at 95% and I am certain it has never been re-cut; The bores polished in England before the re-proof to 18.6mm and now are excellent plus and are bright & shiny, It is on the face. Every screw lays North & South including inside the forend. This friend is a very solid, extra nice, modern proved toplever hammer game gun with 2 3/4" chambers. Nice Stuff. //////////////////////////////////////// James MacNaughton was the patentee of the first round action similar to Dickson’s own later design. His round action triggerplate lockwork was patent #2848 of 1879 which included a falling block as well as his SxS's. This patent is certainly the forerunner of all the round actions that are still made to this day. The firm became James MacNaughton & Sons at 36 Hanover in 1905 and remained there until 1940. In 1999 the owners of James MacNaughton bought John Dickson & Son Ltd and formed the company trading under the name of Dickson & MacNaughton to this day. In 1967 David McKay Brown started his own company and in 1974 he built his first round action gun that stills carries his name to this very day. They closed their retail store in February 2017 in Edinburgh but will still make guns at their Dunkeld shop.
SOLD
Antique: Yes