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Beesley Side-by-Side Boxlock Shotgun

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
Beesley Side-by-Side Boxlock Shotgun
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
Fine English Side-by-Side Boxlock Shotgun, by Frederick Beesley, #2678, 12 ga., 30'' smooth game ribbed barrel choked Mod. & Imp., blue and case hardened finish, double triggers, ejectors, checkered straight walnut stock, with red rubber butt pad. Dating from the mid- to late 1920s. Frame and recoil shield are finely English banknote engraved, as is triggerguard and forend hardware. Top of barrel marked ''F. Beesley. 2. St James's Street, London, SW''. Condition is excellent retaining approx. 98% slightly thinning inky blue to barrels. Frame retains 90%+ case hardening with thinning at bottom edges of frame. Double bordered checkered panels with light flattening. Action is crisp, bores are mirror bright. Length of pull from forward trigger to end of wood 14-1/8''; to end of pad 15-1/8''. Est.: $3,000-$4,000. (C&R)