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R Pape, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.
12 bore Box Lock Ejector
No.11794
Date of manufacture: 1911
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Heritage Guns' Comment This gun is a finely finished and specified example
of the Anson & Deeley boxlock that had become such a hugely
successful design by the last decade of the 19th Century. The
action is profusely covered with best fine scroll and the fences
are engraved with vine leaves and grapes and this coupled with
our sensitive restoration makes it a very pretty and 'shootable'
gun for either game or clays. WE REGRET THAT THIS GUN IS NOW SOLD. IF YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR A SIMILAR GUN, PLEASE CONTACT US. |
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 Greener's top extension,
Tumbler and sear ejectors to 'Deeley'
design tripped by slides running from the action knuckle to the main
springs.
Gun weight 6lb 7oz
Engraving style Best fine scroll, fences with vines and grapes,
signed action.
Trigger pulls measure approximately:
Front trigger 5lb Rear trigger 4lb
The sleeved steel barrels are
28" in length, chambered for 2 ¾" (70mm) cartridges
and are of brazed 'dovetail' lump construction with soft soldered ribs.
The sleeving if by traditional soft solder method. 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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0.730"
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0.035" Minimum
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0.005" (Imp Cyl)
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| Left Barrel |
18.5 mm (0.728")
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0.731"
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0.032" 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 well defined drop points. The stock is slightly cast-off for a right-handed shot.
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Well figured walnut.
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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:
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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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15 1/8"
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15 3/16"
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15 1/16"
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15 1/2"
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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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3/16" (approximate)
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1/4" (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,
Greener's cross bolt top extension patent no. 3090
of 1874,
'Purdey Bolt' patent no. 1104 of 1863,
Anson & Deeley's safety catch no. 907 of 1879
Anson's forend fastener patent no. 3791 of 1872.