E & G Higham, 9 Ranelagh
Street, Liverpool
28 bore Box Lock Non-ejector
no. 22027.
Approximate date of manufacture: Pre-1896
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Heritage Guns' Comment This gun represents a rare chance to buy a very nicely finished 28 bore Anson & Deeley boxlock, a design that had become such a hugely successful design by the last decade of the 19th Century. The action is nicely engraved with foliate scroll and this coupled with the beautiful damascus barrels and highly figured walnut stock 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 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'; Hackett snap forend catch.
There are some traces of
antique corrosion on internal and external surfaces, these have been
passivated.
Gun weight 4lb 13oz
Engraving style
Fine foliate scroll. Action bar signed in scrolling banner ‘E&G HIGHAM’.
Beaded fences. Gold inlaid plaque engraved ‘SAFE’.
Trigger
pulls measure approximately: Front trigger 3 lbs Rear trigger 4 lbs.
The rebrowned damascus barrels are 28" in length, chambered for 2
¾" (70mm) cartridges and are of brazed 'dovetail' lump construction with
soft soldered ribs.
There are a few small, vestigial marks in each
bore.
Top rib is of the
smooth, concave, game type.
Birmingham reproof
for 2 ¾” nitro powder cartridges in 2018.
Approximate barrel measurements at date of publication:
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Nominal Proof Size
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Bore Diameter 9"
from Breech |
Minimum Wall Thickness
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Choke Constriction
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14.0mm (0.551")
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0.552"
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0.032"
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0.003" (Skeet)
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Left Barrel |
14.2mm (0.559")
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0.561"
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0.027"
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0.024" (Full)
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Straight Hand Stock and Splinter Forend are crafted from highly figured walnut. The stock is lightly cast-off for a right-handed shot, features a vacant white metal oval and is finished with a 1” leather covered recoil pad. The forend is fitted with a finely engraved steel tip.
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Highly Figured Walnut
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The 24 lines per inch chequering
has been
freshened to its original design.
The stock is finished with a
traditional linseed oil based preparation as used on best guns by one
of the top English maker. This finish uses no grain fillers to
achieve its deep, smooth lustre, only many hours of alternate build
and flatting off of the surface.
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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14 3/8"
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14 1/2"
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14
1/2"
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14 3/4"
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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 7/16"
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1 5/8"
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2 3/16"
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Cast-off at Comb
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Cast-off at Heel
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Negligible
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1/8" (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,
'Purdey Bolt' patent no. 1104 of 1863,
'Scott
Spindle' patent no. 2752 of 1865,
Hackett’s forend catch patent no. 964 of
1878.