Stephen Grant, 67a St James's Street,
London
12 bore Bar Action, Sidelock Ejector
No. 5913, No 2 of pair
Date of manufacture: 1888
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Heritage Guns' Comment This is a superb example of a Best
London sidelock ejector from this highly respected gunmaker, made
in the heyday of the British gun trade. This gun may have been
made originally as a non-ejector, converted in the 1890's, very
probably in Grant's own workshops. Some Grant SLE's made up to
1900 have a very delicate ejector trip mechanism: fortunately
this is not one. In this gun the ejector timing is derived from
the position of the lock tumbler in conjunction with the 'Purdey
Bolt' and is much more substantial in design than the alternative.
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The Action is of traditional
bar action sidelock design and features:
Side lever opening, operating a 'Purdey Bolt', Substantial passive top
rib extension,
Double triggers bolted by an automatic top tang safety slide,
Bar action locks, Roger's cocking levers, Disk set strikers,
Coil spring ejectors tripped by slides in the bar of action
and Anson's push rod forend catch.
Gun weight 6lb 11oz
Engraving style Best fine foliate scroll. Finely carved action
bar and 'fluted' fences. Top rib extension engraved 'PATENT EJECTOR'.
Trigger pulls measure approximately: Front trigger 3 1/4lbs Rear
trigger 4lbs
The TIG sleeved steel to damascus barrels are 28" in length,
chambered for 2 3/4" (70mm) cartridges and are of brazed 'through'
lump construction with soft soldered ribs.
Top rib is of the smooth, concave game type.
London reproof for 70mm nitro powder cartridges in 2013.
Approximate barrel measurements at date of publication:
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Nominal Proof Size
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Bore Diameter 9" from Breech
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Minimum Wall Thickness
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Choke Constriction
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| Right Barrel |
18.5mm
(0.728") |
0.732"
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0.025" Minimum
(@7" from muzzle) |
0.010" (IC)
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| Left Barrel |
18.6mm
(0.732") |
0.732"
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0.025" Minimum
(@7" from muzzle) |
0.020" (Mod)
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The replacement Straight Hand Stock and original Splinter Forend are crafted from well figured walnut. The stock is lightly cast off for a right-handed shot; features well defined drop points, a white metal oval (engraved with unidentified coat of arms) and a crosscut butt. The forend has one repair to its edge, a small inlet within the chequering and an engraved steel tip.
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Well Figured walnut
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The 20 lines per inch chequering is to the
normal sidelock pattern
The stock is finished with a traditional linseed oil based preparation
as used on best guns by one of the top English makers. This finish
uses no grain fillers to achieve its deep, smooth lustre, only many
hours of alternate build and flatting off of the surface.
Approximate stock measurements at date of publication:
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Pull to Heel
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Pull to Bump
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Pull to Centre
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Pull to Toe
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14"
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14 5/16"
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14 3/8"
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15"
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Drop at Comb
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Drop at Face
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Drop at Heel
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1 5/8"
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1 3/4"
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2 3/8"
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Cast at Comb
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Cast at Heel
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Negligible
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Negligible
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For the purposes of these measurements,
'Drop at Face' is the 'drop' measurement taken on a line perpendicular
to the
line joining the trigger and centre of the butt at approximately 8"
from the trigger (front trigger on a double trigger gun).
Patents Exhibited include:
Roger's cocking levers patent no 397 of 1882,
'Purdey Bolt' patent no. 1104 of 1863,
Grant's ejector patent no. 4360 of 1888,
Anson's forend fastener patent no. 3791 of 1872.