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SCARCE LITTLE 28 GAUGE E.J. CHURCHILL HERCULES

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD
SCARCE LITTLE 28 GAUGE E.J. CHURCHILL HERCULES
GRADE XXV EJECTOR GAME GUN. Cal. 28 Ga. S# 6837. The Hercules was Churchill's best quality boxlock gun. This gun has 25" dovetailed bbls., gold inlaid "XXV" on slightly raised swamped game rib. Tops of bbls. engraved "E.J. CHURCHILL (Gunmakers)" & "Orange St Gunworks. Leicester Square London". Bbl. flats stamped w/ 1983 Birmingham Nitro proofs for 2 3/4" chambers. Case hardened dbl. ogee backed boxlock action features automatic safety & dbl. triggers. Action engraved w/ near full coverage nicely cut varying sized simple scroll w/ in line & geometric borders. "E.J. Churchill" is on each side. Top lever, floorplate & trigger guard are blued & engraved w/ matching scroll. Trigger plate engraved "Hercules" "Finest XXV Quality" ("XXV" is in gold) "Model" Single beaded trigger guard has S# on tang. Well figured & nicely streaked straight grip European walnut buttstock measures 14 1/2" over checkered wood butt. Point pattern checkering is at grip. Matching splinter ejector forend. Has Anson release. Left: Bore diameter: .550 Restriction: .028 (full). Right bore diameter: .550 Restriction: .030 (full). Wall thickness: Left: .035. Right: .031. DAC: 1 3/8" DAH: 2 1/16". No cast. WEIGHT: 5 lbs. 6 oz. CONDITION: very fine. Bbls. retain approx. 80% original blue; thinning on sides. Action retains approx. 95% of what appears to be original case color. Stocks retain over 95% original oil finish w/ some handling marks & dings as associated w/ a couple days in the field. Bright shiny bores. Action is tight. Bbls. are on face. Ejectors are strong & in time. (21-1608/MGM). MODERN. $4,000-7,000.