Joseph Lang & Son Highest Quality Kell Signed 12 Gauge Over Under

Description:
Here we have a rare and very unusually configured Best Quality Joseph Lang & Son, 102 New Bond St. London, full sidelock 12 gauge over/ under with all the options. Completed on Nov. 15, 1922, this gun has 1 1/4 ounce proofs with factory 2 3/4" chambers, so marked and is in original proof with .730" bores in upper & lower. It has 32" chopper lump solid file cut rib barrels, ejectors, Lang Patent SST in the middle position with selector on right lockplate, Lang Patent Detachable locks, and SPG stock of highly figured French walnut. Weight is 8 lbs. 5 ounces, LOP from Middle position is 14 5/8" to a checkered butt with 1 3/4" DAC, 2 7/8"DAH, and 3/8" cast off. Built on the 1912 Dryden & White patent, assigned to Lang in 1913, and also with Southgate ejectors. Mr. Francis Lovel of Atkin, Grant & Lang kindly supplied the above ledger information on S/N 16298, along with the facts that it was built for McCurdy & Co. in England for the princely sum of 143 English pounds. The ledger also states that the gun was "Highest Quality" and was " Engraved to Design" by none other than Harry Kell, who signed both lockplates with 'HK'. Kell's name is thrown around and many more guns are attributed to his engraving than he could possibly have done, but this one is one of the rare ones signed by him. If you want a sporting clays gun that will turn heads, this is the one. There weren't very many of these Lang O/U guns ever built.

Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge
Manufacturer: Joseph Lang & Son London
Model: Highest Quality Sidelock Over Under
Serial Number: 16298
Barrel Length: 32
Chambers: 2 3/4" factory chambers
Ejectors: Southgate
Condition: Excellent
Metal Condition: Excellent
Wood Condition: Excellent
Bore Condition: Excellent
Barrels: .730" bore diameter in upper & lower
Barrel Type: Fluid Steel
Action: Full Sidelock
Triggers: Lang Patent SST
Stock: SPG of best figured French walnut
Stock Comb: 1 3/4
Stock Heel: 2 7/8
Stock Cast: 3/8" cast off for rightvhand
Fore End: Splinter
Butt Pad: Checkered butt
LOP: 14 5/8" from middle position SST
Rib: File cut solid rib
Finish: Case hardened and blue
Weight: 8 lbs 5 ozs.
Sights: Mid and front ivory
Manufacture Date: Nov. 15,1922
Choke Left: Lower .018" (MOD)
Choke Right: Upper .013 (LM)
Engraving: Full coverage Signed Kell game scene and scroll
Item Location: NC
Proof:Nitro: Yes, 1 1/4 oz
Minimum Wall Thickness Left: Lower .035" with .730" bore
Minimum Wall Thickness Right: Upper .034" with .730" bore

Price: $19,950.00
Shipping: $100.00