William Moore & Grey,
165 Piccadilly, London W
12 bore Box Lock Non-ejector no. 4769
Approximate date of manufacture: Pre-1896
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Heritage
Guns' Comment
This gun is a beautifully
finished example of the Anson & Deeley boxlock that had become
such a hugely successful design by the last decade of the 19th
Century and is still made in great numbers today. The action is
delightfully engraved with bold scroll and borders and the action
is signed by the maker. Furthermore, the stock is a very nicely
figured piece of walnut and coupled with our sensitive restoration,
this boxlock ejector would make a very pretty and 'shootable'
gun for either game or clays.
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The Action is of Anson &
Deeley design and features:
Double triggers bolted by an automatic top tang safety slide, Gold inlaid
'SAFE', Top lever opening, operating a 'Purdey Bolt' via a 'Scott Spindle',
'Doll's Head' top rib extension with 3rd bite, 'Anson' pushrod forend
catch.
Gun Weight: 6lb 10 oz
Engraving Style: Bold foliate scroll and border.
Trigger Pulls approximately: Front trigger 4lbs Rear trigger
4lbs
The Damascus Barrels are 30" in length, chambered for 2
¾" (70mm) cartridges and are of brazed 'dovetail' lump construction
with soft soldered ribs. There are several small vestigial pits
in both barrels, mainly towards the muzzles. Top rib is
of the smooth, concave, game type.
London reproof for 70mm nitro powder cartridges in 2009.
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 |
18.6mm (0.732")
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0.732"
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0.025"
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0.007" (IC)
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Left Barrel |
18.7mm (0.736")
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0.736"
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0.024"
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0.019" (1/2)
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The Straight Hand Stock and Splinter
Forend are crafted from well figured walnut.
The stock is lightly cast off for a right-handed shot, features an ornately
engraved escutcheon (possible CNP) and is finished with a leather covered
recoil pad.
The 18 lines per inch chequering
is to the normal boxlock design. 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 1/4"
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14 3/8"
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14 5/16"
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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 1/2"
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1 5/8"
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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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1/16" (approximate)
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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:
Anson & Deeley's boxlock patent no. 1756 of 1875,
'Purdey Bolt' patent no. 1104 of 1863,
'Scott Spindle' patent no. 2752 of 1865,
Scott's top extension patent no. 1902 of 1875,
Anson's forend fastener patent no. 3791 of 1872.