(A) STEPHEN GRANT .500 BPE DOUBLE RIFLE

(A) STEPHEN GRANT .500 BPE DOUBLE RIFLE Circa 1875. A beautiful vintage hammer double rifle in .500 BPE 3” with brown Damascus steel side by side 28" barrels. Barrels are fit with extractors, wide flat cross filed rib. Rib made with one standing sight at 100 yards, one folding leaf sight at 200 yards, and a blacked front blade sight. Right barrel reads “67A ST JAMES'S STREET LONDON”. Left barrel reads “STEPHEN GRANT”. Bottom rib fit with eye for sling loop. Barrel flats with London proofs and read “38” and “5362” for serial number. The elegant non-rebounding double hammered case colored action with shorter dog eared hammers, bladed double triggers is built with a Jones underlever opening system. The peninsula shaped action is adorned with handsome scroll engraving and read “STEPHEN GRANT” on locks. Hammers are also engraved, case hardened, and checkered at thumbs. Firing pins appear to be gold washed. A dark reddish brown nicely figured walnut stock is built with an English styled pistol grip, beaded cheek piece, vacant silver oval, eye for sling loop and a checkered steel dovetailed butt plate. Fine checkered pistol grip with case colored grip cap. Underlever is case colored, engraved and checkered. Full length bottom strap with scroll engraving and “5362” serial number. The matched walnut forend has matching checkering and an engraved case colored Anson push button release. Exterior metal is case colored and engraved. Interior with rifles serial number ”5362”. Weight 8 lbs 9 oz. CONDITION: Excellent. Barrels retain the majority of their brown Damascus and bores are excellent. Action is clean, sound, and triggers are good. Stock and forend are both very good with some normal handling marks.Name Value Barrel Length 28" Caliber/Bore .500 BPE Drop at Comb 1 - 1/2" Drop at Heel 2 - 3/8" FFL Status Antique Length of Pull 14 - 1/4" Manufacturer Stephen Grant Model Double Rifle Serial Number 5362, Name, Value, Barrel Length, 28", Caliber/Bore, .500 BPE, Drop at Comb, 1 - 1/2", Drop at Heel, 2 - 3/8", FFL Status, Antique, Length of Pull, 14 - 1/4", Manufacturer, Stephen Grant, Model, Double Rifle, Serial Number, 5362

Estimate:£5,297.81

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