Lot 246. CHARLES BOSWELL 12g LIVE PIGEON HAMMER GUN.
This is a rare gun & in f-g condition considering its age. %98 blue rubbed off & no sign at all of any case colour. Professionally repaired crack in stock wrist with PVA wood glue & a 1/4 tank bolt for a cross bolt. Stock oval missing & sling swivel screwed in place.
Nicely figured stock, 13" LOP, cast on 3 1/2" DAH with checkering diamonds worn flat & filled with instant estapol from a previous refinish, especially worn on fore end which has slight movement & missing horn tip. Severe stock bruising & scars including chips & tear outs around both lock plates. The top tip is broken off the horn but plate which has beetle boring holes in it & Philips head screws.

30" barrels with file cut rib. This barrel set is beat to hell, with many small dings to top sides & undersides. Rib pattern is flattened in some areas as to be unrecognisable. Internal & external light to heavy rust is visible with many pits inside for the full length. Front bead missing. Choked 5/8 & 7/8. Chambers lengthened to 3" from 2 3/4.visible tool marks in forcing cones. Barrels do not ring sound.

Shade tree repairs to right side lock ie. arc welding & only fires sometimes. Miss matched hammers with one hammer screw being Philips head modern screw. All, that is every screw slot buggered with some being recut deeply with a hacksaw.
Engraving polished out in places & no sharp lines left on action.
Side clips have their edges nicked & bent outwards from the barrels being knocked on them, matching marks on outside of chambers. Pitted action face with badly oversize firing pin holes. File marks from someone cleaning the face up a bit.
Top lever to the left, slightly off face & untimed ejectors.
Trigger guard squashed flat & touching triggers, rear guard screw is a dry wall screw.

Considering its age & the dremel tool marks it is in fair condition for a duck boat banger. Many more years of being bashed about will blend in the modern repairs while causing severe damage to another aluminium boat.
O.M

Estimated bidding 2,000 to 3,000.

Last edited by moses; 04/09/17 07:40 PM.