On Consignment
James Lang & Co,
18 Brook Street, New Bond Street, London
12 bore Back Action, Sidelock Ejector
no. 10536
Date of manufacture: 1891
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Heritage
Guns' Comment
James was the middle son of the
famous Joseph Lang Snr and managed his father's gunmaking company
until its sale in 1886. He then went on to run his own gunmaking
concern, producing a relatively small number of beautifully finished
guns of all types and specifications.
Built with back action, bar locks, this gun is a very fine example
of his work and exhibits many features commonly found on full,
bar action sidelocks from the most illustrious gunmakers.
The original damascus barrels have been re-proofed for 2 3/4"
nitro cartridges and the original stock and forend are in fantastic
condition for its age. The gun also retains considerable amounts
of original colour on lock plates and action. This all adds up
to a beautiful and strong gun that is a joy to shoot and with
normal maintenance should give many years of service on game or
clays.
This gun was restored in our workshops and sold in 2015. Since
then it has seen very light useage, a small loss at the lock tail
has been professionally repaired and the lock pin has been replaced
after the thread failed. The owner wished to trade up to a more
expensive gun so the gun was taken in on consignment.
WE REGRET THAT THIS GUN IS NOW SOLD. IF YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR
A SIMILAR GUN, PLEASE CONTACT
US.
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The action is of traditional
back action sidelock design and features:
Top lever opening,
Scott's 3rd bite engaging a top rib extension and a Purdey Bolt operated
by a Scott Spindle,
Double triggers bolted by an automatic top tang safety slide,
Dip-edge Back action bar locks,
Roger's cocking levers, Anti-friction rollers on main springs,
Deeley's ejector box
and Deeley & Edge forend catch.
Gun weight
6lb 14oz
Engraving style Best Foliate Scroll & Bouquet. Gold inlaid
SAFE.
Trigger pulls measure approximately: Front trigger 4 lbs Rear
trigger 4 1/2 lbs
The original damascus barrels are 28" in length, chambered
for 2 3/4" (70mm) cartridges and are of brazed dovetail lump construction
with soft soldered ribs.
Top rib is of the smooth, concave game type.
The chokes are of 'recessed' type and are expected to give an
effective choke of about 0.010" with most cartridges.
London reproof for 70mm nitro powder cartridges in 2012
Approximate barrel measurements
at date of publication:
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Nominal Proof Size
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Bore Diameter 9" from Breech
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Minimum Wall Thickness
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Choke Constriction
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Right Barrel |
18.4mm (0.724")
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0.725"
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0.024" Minimum
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0.012" (Recessed
IC)
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Left Barrel |
18.6mm (0.732")
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0.735"
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0.021"+ Minimum
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0.014" (Recessed
Mod)
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Straight Hand Stock and Splinter Forend are
crafted from highly figured walnut. The stock is cast-off for a right-handed
shot, features a vacant white metal oval, well defined drop points
and ½" Ebonite butt plate secured with engraved screws.
There are light handling marks on the body of the stock and a small
wooden inlet to one locktail. The forend features a finely engraved
forend tip.
The 24 lines per inch chequering has been freshened
in a normal sidelock pattern.
The stock is finished with a traditional linseed oil based preparation
as used on best guns by one of the top English makers. 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:
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 5/8"
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14 3/4"
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14 3/4"
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15 1/8"
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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 9/16"
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1 11/16"
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2 1/4"
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Cast at Comb
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Cast at Heel
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Negligible
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1/4" (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:
Roger's cocking levers patent no 397 of 1882;
'Purdey Bolt' patent no. 1104 of 1863;
Scott's top extension patent no. 1902 of 1875;
'Scott Spindle' patent no. 2752 of 1865;
Deeley's ejector patent no. 4289 of 1886;
Deeley & Edge forend fastener patent no. 1422 of 1873.