Thinking of putting my rifle up for sale with the plan to convert it somehow to a very nice shotgun. Don't have a clue of what the market is like now.
This is W.J. Jeffery .333 EX ejector double rifle from 1913-1914 with Leonard chopper lump barrels #1887. It has two sets of Southgate ejectors, one for flanged and one for rimless cartridges. The barrel flats are marked with the caliber, the BP, BV and NP proofs, Cordite 42 and 300 max markings. The bores are brilliant with flat lands and sharp edged grooves and no discoloration....very good to excellent. There are leaf sights for 200, 300, 400, and 500 yards and a rod front sight fitted for a hood which is not present. The is a doll's head and third bite and the 13 King Street, St.James St., London address.
The receiver has the big headed tigers and standard #3 model engraving, disc set strikers, gold "safe", blank oval, thin Silvers pad and nice wood with several decades of honest but minor handling marks. *385 is stamped in the wood just behind the plain pistol grip cap. There is no cheek piece. The water tables are stamped with the BV proof marks. Case color is at about 75% while barrel black is 95+%.
