November 15 & 16, 2022 Extraordinary Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/16/2022
Circa 1878. A vintage London, England made 30" Damascus barreled game gun with 2 - 7/8" chamber and ejectors. Dovetail barrels with wide concave scroll engraved rib fitted with dolls head extension and small round brass front bead sight. Rib reads "W.C. SCOTT & SON . MAKERS & PATENTEES, LONDON". Bottom of barrels marked "NOT FOR BALL", "10B / 11M", "10288" (for serial number). Chokes are Full and Full. Double hammered action with scroll engraving and game scenes of a hunting dog chasing an escaped duck on right plate and a dog stalking a flying duck on left. Bottom action with scrolls; double triggers are protected by a a scroll engraved trigger guard which also bears a flying mallard at bow. Top lever with traces of case colors, light scrolls, and checkered thumb piece. English walnut traditional reddish brown butt stock with soft over the wrist checkered round knob grip. Full length bottom strap with light scroll and serial number "10280" engraved. Buttstock with vacant silver oval (shield) and is finished by a checkered horn plate. Splinter forend with floral engraved/checkered lever release and smooth checkering. Iron metal with border scroll. Interior iron metal slight trace of case colors. CONDITION: Good. Barrels are good, but have lost a lot of their Damascus tone. Bores are good. Action and triggers are mechanically sound. Stock and forend with signs of honest use. Good vintage duck gun! CP
Barrel Wall Thickness
(L) .037 (R) .035
Internal Bore Diameter
(L) .827 (R) .811