Gray
& Co, Union Street, Inverness
12 bore Box Lock Ejector
No. 41497
Approximate date of manufacture:
1920's
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Heritage
Guns' Comment
This gun is an unusually good condition example
of the Anson & Deeley boxlock that had become such a hugely
successful design by the last decade of the 19th Century. The
open chokes suggest that this gun was built at a driven grouse
or partridge gun and given its Scottish origins, most likely the
former. The action is covered with bold foliate scroll with feathered
border, a very Scottish detail, and this coupled with our sensitive
restoration makes it a very pretty and 'shootable' gun for either
game or clays.
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The action is of Anson & Deeley
boxlock design and features:
Double triggers bolted by an automatic top tang safety
slide,
Top lever opening, operating a 'Purdey Bolt' by
way of a 'Scott Spindle',
Three point bolting including
top extension,
Tumbler and sear ejectors to 'Deeley'
design tripped by slides running from the action knuckle to the main
springs.
Gun weight 6lb 10oz
Engraving style Bold foliate scroll with a broad feathered border.
Trigger pulls measure approximately:
Front trigger 4 1/2lb Rear trigger 4 1/2lb
The original steel barrels are
28 7/8" in length, chambered for 2 ¾" (70mm) cartridges
and are of brazed 'dovetail' lump construction with soft soldered ribs.
Top rib is of the smooth, concave, game type.
London reproof for 70mm nitro powder cartridges in 2007.
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 |
18.5 mm (0.728")
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0.728"
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0.030" Minimum
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Cyl
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Left Barrel |
18.5 mm (0.728")
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0.729"
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0.028" Minimum
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0.010" (1/4)
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Straight Hand Stock (possibly
a replacement) and Splinter Forend
are crafted from well figured walnut with a 1 1/4" walnut extension,
well defined drop points and a silver oval. The
stock is moderately cast-off for a right-handed shot.
The
20 lines per inch chequering is to
normal boxlock design .
The stock is finished with a traditional, hand rubbed linseed oil based
preparation.
Approximate stock
measurements at date of publication:
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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15 1/2"
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15 1/2"
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15 1/2"
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16"
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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 1/2"
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1 5/8"
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2 1/4"
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Cast at Comb
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Cast at Heel
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5/16" (approximate)
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7/16" (approximate)
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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:
Anson & Deeley's boxlock patent no. 1756 of 1875,
Deeley's ejectors patent no.
4289 of 1886,
'Scott Spindle' patent no. 2752 of 1865,
Scott's top extension patent no. 1902 of 1875,
'Purdey Bolt' patent no. 1104 of 1863,
Anson's forend fastener patent no. 3791 of 1872.