GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
SUPERB PRE-WAR BOSS 20 BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR LIGHT GAME GUN WITH SCARCE SINGLE SELECTIVE TRIGGER AND CASE.BOSSSXS SIDELOCK801920 GAMODERN; C&RCal. 20 ga. 2-3/4" Chambers. (Made ca 1932) 26" Chopper lump bbls are engraved "Boss & Co 41, Albemarle Street, Piccadilly, London. W." and "Made in England" on narrow, swamped game rib. Bbl flats are stamped with London nitro proofs for 7/8 oz and 2-1/2" chambers and are also stamped 2-3/4 with no re-proof mark. SNs are on bottoms of bbls. Scaled down Boss sidelock action is stocked to the fences and features automatic safety (SAFE inlaid in gold), bushed strikers, gold band tumbler end cocking indicators, and unusual Boss single selective trigger with selector button on left lockplate, gold inlaid "L" and "R". Action and lockplates are engraved in typical Boss house style of rose and scroll, as normally done by Jack Sumner. Scroll is exceptionally well cut as are bouquets, of which there are 20. "Boss & Co" is on each lockplate. Trigger plate is stamped with patent info for the Boss single trigger. Small bow, single beaded, trigger guard has SN relief engraved at grip. Strikingly flame/ fiddle figured European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-3/4" over a professionally installed 2" lengthening piece to checkered wood butt. Lengthening piece matches exceptionally well as to grain structure and figure. Stock features typical drop points and checkering at grip, and a vacant gold oval on toe line. Matching splinter forend has Anson release and is fitted with Boss's highly regarded ejector system. Bore diameter: left -.617, right -.618. Bore restrictions: left -.002, right -.001. Wall thickness: left -.033, right -.033. Drop at heel: 2-1/4", drop at comb: 1-7/16". Weight: 5 lbs 12 oz. LOP: 14-3/4". A & F marked VC case with stitched leather corners has been blackened. Interior is lined in burgundy cloth. Boss Albemarle Street paper label is in lid. Case contains pair of older A & F marked snap caps. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain most of a proper London quality reblack, engraving picked up properly. Action retains a considerable amount of its orig case hardening color, which was never vivid. Lockplates retain about half of their color, strongest on right. Top lever retains most of its blue, silvered on thumbpiece. Trigger guard is essentially all silver at grip, with a considerable amount of blue on bow. Stocks retain most of a properly refreshed finish with sharp edges and checkering. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Ejectors are strong and in time. Trigger functions well. Case leather has been properly refreshed and is sound. Interior cloth is good with some of rubbing and soiling. Label is good, slightly foxed. 51519-1 MGM274 (35,000-55,000)