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BOSS 16 bore side lever
Guns International #: 101216572 Seller's Inventory #: 1301
Category: Shotguns - English Double Antique - Shotguns - English Double
Seller's Information
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Seller: Carmen Axtell
Member Since: 11/17/14
First Name: Carmen
Last Name: Axtell
State: Montana
Country: United States
Phone: (406) 842-7655
Phone2: (337) 241-6689
Number of Active Listings: 0
Total Number of Listings: 34
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Buyer pays shipping and insurance.
Payment Types Accepted: cash, check,
Description:
Boss gun #4076 is a 16 bore side lever made in 1890. It was ordered on January 21 of that year by Charles Calvert M. P. as a 16 bore, ham'less gun, side snap, Whitworth steel barrels 2' 6" half pistol hand stock (since reshaped to a straight English stock). It was built right at the end of the Paddison period of ownership, just as John Robertson was taking over the running of Boss & Co. and the majority of the work was most probably carried out by Mr. Robertson himself. The beautiful, tight scroll engraving is by John James Sumner (third of the four Sumners) and shows the beginnings of the style which Robertson and Sumner designed and is still seen on today's Boss guns. This is an important Boss gun, showing the evolution of British gunmaking as it was at the end of the 19th century. Donald Dallas has devoted most of a page (135) in describing #4076 as well as a large color photo (136) of the gun in "Boss & Co. Best Gunmakers" 2nd edition. I have recently acquired a period leather case for it, which is included in the price. Please call Peter Morgan for more information. Thank you.
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: Boss & Co.
Serial Number: 4076
Chambers: 2 9/16
Barrels: 30
Barrel Type: Whitworth steel
Gauge Info: 16 bore
Stock Dimensions:
L o P 14 5/8
Stock Comb: 1 1/8
Stock Heel: 2 1/4
Stock Cast: cast off 3/8
Weight: 6LB 2 0Z
Manufacture Date: 1890
Choke Left: I. C.
Choke Right: I. C.
Case: yes