BEAUTIFUL BOSS & Co 12GA ASSISTED OPENING GAME GUN -- FACTORY SINGLE TRIGGER WITH 2 SETS OF BARRELS -- #2 OF A PAIR

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BEAUTIFUL BOSS AND Co 12GA ASSISTED OPENING GAME GUN -- FACTORY SINGLE TRIGGER, EJECTOR, FULL SPLINTER FOREND, STRAIGHT HAND STOCK WITH A CORRECT REPLACED ORANGE SILVERS PAD THAT WAS PERFECTLY FIT -- THIS WAS THE NUMBER 2 GUN OF A PAIR AND HAS 2 SETS OF BARRELS BOTH GOLD EMBOSSED WITH "2" -- A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A BOSS FROM THE BETWEEN THE WARS ERA -- FANTASTIC DIMENSIONS AND OVERALL UNTOUCHED CONDITION -- CASED IN ITS FACTORY CASE -- BOSS'S RECORDS SHOW THE GUN WAS ORDERED DECEMBER 7th , 1918 FOR CAPT. MILES KENNEDY  -- A WEALTHY INDUSTRIALIST THAT HAD BUILT AND RESIDED AT STONE CROSS MANSION ULVERSTON, CUMBRIA ENGLAND -- THIS BOSS HAS 2 SETS OF IDENTICALLY CHOKED BARRELS HOWEVER ONE SET IS BORED .728 AND THE SECOND SET BORED AT .732 AND SO MARKED -- BOTH SETS RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL BORE DIMENSIONS AND ARE CHOKED AT .006/.008 RESPECTFULLY -- BACKBORING WOULDNT COME ALONG FOR QUITE SOME TIME HOWEVER THE EVER ELUSIVE PERFECT PATTERN SEEKER WAS ALIVE AND WELL -- 2 1/2" CHAMBERS WITH 3 TONS OF PROOF BOTH SETS -- THEY RING LIKE A BELL -- SET 1 HAS THE BOSS ADDRESS INSCRIBED ON THE RIB - SET 2 IS UNINSCRIBED ON THE RIB -- NO DOUBT WITH REGARD TO QUALITY AND FINISH SET 2 WAS MADE BY BOSS AS THEY ARE PERFECT -- THIS GUN WILL SHOOT LIKE A HOUSE OF FIRE AND IS AS EXPECTED QUITE EASY ON THE EYES -- CASED IN A CASE THAT IS EMBOSSED  "THE EARL OF POWIS"  (POWIS CASTLE, WALES) ORIGINAL TRADE LABEL AND INSTRUCTION CALLOUT PRESENT -- 

Manufacturer: BOSS & Co
Model: BEST SIDELOCK
Barrel Length: 28 BOTH SETS
Chambers: 2 1/2
Ejectors: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Metal Condition: EXCELLENT
Wood Condition: EXCELLENT
Bore Condition: EXCELLENT
Action: SIDELOCK
Triggers: SINGLE NON SELECTIVE
Stock: STRAIGHT HAND
Stock Comb: 1 5/8
Stock Heel: 2
Butt Pad: #2 ORANGE SILVERS
LOP: 14 7/8
Finish: RECEIVER -- CASE COLOR / BLUE , STOCK -- OIL
Weight: 6lbs 11oz
Sights: 1
Choke Left: .006
Choke Right: .008
Extras: SNAP CAPS , OIL BOTTLE
Case: YES FULL OAK / LEATHER

Price: $25,750.00