The stock is carved from the most beautifully figured walnut with a Best London finish.

The number \'4\' inlaid in gold on the top lever and forend. Lord Savile had a set of 4 Boss guns made?! Running four guns with two loaders is quite a feat in driven shooting. Not much of a surprise perhaps as the Lord Hosted King Edward for driven shooting for Mutiple years until the king\'s death. The bores are clean and shiny, the ejectors are strong. A Best London gun ready for yet another lifetime in the field.

Some history of Lord Savile:

John Lumley-Savile, 2nd Baron Savile Savile-Lumley was the son of the Rev. Frederick Savile-Lumley, Rector of Bilsthorpe, and nephew of John Savile (1818–1896). The latter was raised to the peerage in 1888 as Baron Savile, of Rufford in the County of Nottingham, with remainder to his nephew John Savile-Lumley (later Lumley-Savile). Lord Savile died in November 1896, aged 78 and was succeeded in the Barony, according to the special remainder, by his nephew John Savile Lumley-Savile, 2nd Baron Savile, who in 1898 assumed by royal license the name of Savile after Lumley.[1] After education at Eton, Savile-Lumley joined Her Majesty\'s Diplomatic Service. He was nominated Attaché at Brussels in 1874, became 2nd Secretary in Athens in 1879, exchanged into the Foreign Office in 1881, and retired in 1889. In the early 1900s he owned about 33,900 acres, comprising the family estates in Nottinghamshire and the West Riding of Yorkshire. He enjoyed shooting, fishing, and golf,[4] and often entertained Edward VII at his principal seat, Rufford Abbey.[5] He was a Justice of the Peace for Nottinghamshire and in 1904 was made KCVO.[4] He married in 1894 but his first wife died in 1912 without issue. He married for the second time in 1916; the marriage produced George Halifax Lumley-Savile, heir to the title.[6] Henry Lumley-Savile (1923–2001) was the younger son from the marriage.[7] He died on 3 April 1931 at Rufford Abbey. *** Note: To see this gun with high resolution photos and a zoom-in feature, go to the vintagedoubles main site and search for the gun ID: 5674 or browse the main site to see our full gun collection.

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Curio/Relic: Yes
Manufacturer: Boss & Co. with lovely rounded action ~ Completed June 10 1903 for Lord Savile
Model: None
Serial Number: 5044
Ejectors: Yes
Barrels: 28
Barrel Type: Steel
Action: Sidelock Ejector
Gauge Info: 12 gauge
Stock Comb: 1 5/8
Stock Heel: 1 3/4
Stock Cast: 5/16
LOP: 14 3/16" with c
Weight: 6lbs 7ozs
Choke Left: .006 skeet
Choke Right: .003 Skeet
Proof:Nitro: 2 1/2
Minimum Wall Thickness Left: .023
Minimum Wall Thickness Right: .021