Details of Lot 221
W. R. PAPE
A 20-BORE PATENT HAMMER GUN, NO. 2019

30-inch damascus barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about 1/2 and 3/4 choke borings, top extension, dove tail extractor and grooved breach face, the distinctive frame with patent thumb lever and non-rebounding backlock, nose-less hammers with linked pins, fine scroll and border engraving overall, 14 1/4-inch well figured stock with engraved heel and toe plates, broken and repaired at the hand, 5lb. 15oz., black powder proof, bores marked

The gun incorporates Pape's patent 1501 of 1866.

Sold for £700
Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns
Olympia, West London
11 December 2007
Commission is 25% ex. VAT. Artist's Resale Right may apply