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LOT 1504
Factory Engraved Parker Brothers DHE Grade Double Barrel Hammerless Shotgun - Serial no. 211239, 12 gauge, 28 inch solid rib bbl., blue/ casehardened finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1925. Features a single steel bead sight on the concave, matte solid rib marked “PARKER BROS. MAKERS. MERIDEN. CT. U.S.A. TITANIC STEEL”. The barrels have 2 3/4 inch chambers, auto ejectors, and full/full chokes. The receiver is engraved with dogs on point in a field scene on both the left and right sides. The underside is engraved with four pheasants. The rest of the action is engraved with a tight swirling scroll pattern. The trigger guard, fences, and break lever are similarly engraved. Fitted with dual
triggers and tang mounted thumb safety. Mounted on a multi-point checkered splinter forearm with engraved hardware and round knob
pistol grip stock with tear drop flats, blank initial oval, and an engraved skeleton buttplate over a checkered bare butt. The barrel and stock measurements are: bore diameter at 9
inches from breech .731/.730 inches; wall thickness at 9 inches from breech .0445/.045 inches; drop at comb 1 3/8 inches; drop at heel 2 1/8 inches; length of pull 14 1/8 inches. CONDITION: Excellent with 98% of the original blue finish remains on the barrels with small handling marks, light muzzle wear, and small scattered dings. The frame has 95% of the original case colors with light handling marks, sharp engraving, and light tool marks on some of the screw heads. Some thinning blue on the trigger guard, turning brown. The wood is very fine with sharp checkering, scattered small
indentations, and handling marks. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 5,000 - 8,000
with engraved fittings and a pistol grip stock with a hard rubber grip cap and buttplate. Included is a reproduction hang tag and a letter from J. T. Callahan confirming the current grade, gauge, barrel length, chokes, stock, and trigger (stock slightly changed with age) when it was shipped on July 15, 1915 to a Alvin Eybel. Stock measurements: 1 9/16 inch drop at comb; 2 3/4 inch drop at heel; 13 15/16 inch length of pull; weight 5 lbs. 13 oz. CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 90% plus original blue with the loss on the triggerguard, 20% original case colors in the protected areas, some light handling evidence. The wood is very good with minor dings and scratches and overall crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 2,500 - 4,000
LOT 1506
Scarce Ithaca .410 Bore “Long Range Gun” Double Barrel Shotgun - Serial no. 54873, 410 gauge, 26 inch solid rib bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. Built in 1940 with blued steel barrels featuring dual bead sights on the matted solid rib, standard markings, chokes measured full/full, and chambers marked 3 inches with single extractor. The barrels are fitted to a vibrantly casehardened boxlock action with the standard engraved setter on the left and pointer on the right and features a single trigger and a tang mounted automatic safety. The gun is mounted with a lightly figured smooth splinter forend and pistol grip stock with hard rubber buttplate. Stock measurements: 1 5/8 inch drop at comb; 2 11/16 inch drop at heel; 13 3/16 inch length of pull; weight 5 lbs. 11 oz.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% original blue and casehardened finishes with minor handling evidence and a few minor marks in the wood. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 1,800 - 2,750
LOT 1507
Exceptional Ithaca Auto & Burglar Model A Double Barrel Smoothbore Pistol, Class III/NFA AOW C&R - Serial no. 384514, 20 cal., 10 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut grips. Produced between 1925 and 1934, the Auto & Burglar Gun was marketed as a defensive weapon first and foremost, something to keep strapped to a nightstand or steering column in case you found yourself in over your head. Fixed single bead sight, solid rib between the “SMOKELESS POWDER STEEL” and “MADE IN U.S.A.” marked barrels, and both sides of the frame decorated with a pointer in a field over the “AUTO & BURGLAR GUN/ITHACA GUN CO. ITHACA, N.Y.” markings. Matching numbers are present on the barrel and frame, with a sharply angled and checkered pistol grip.
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, with 90% plus original blue finish, showing a few small areas of brown patina, bright edge wear, and minor handling
marks. 85% of the original bright case colors are present on the frame, with the remainder smoothly fading to silver or showing light spotting. The wood is also very fine, with minor dents and scuffs overall and a notch cut into the back of the pistol grip. Mechanically excellent. NOTE: This weapon is registered as a National Firearms Act (NFA), AOW (Any Other Weapon). Although NOT a fully automatic weapon it is still controlled as a NFA weapon that is registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, (BATFE) under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44 and 27 CFR part 479. It is also classified as a “Curios or Relic” as defined in 27 CFR, 478.11. These weapons are also subject to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44 and 27 CFR part 479. Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
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LOT 1505
Factory Engraved A. H. Fox 16 Gauge AE Grade Double Barrel Shotgun with J. T. Callahan Letter - Serial no. 300452, 16 gauge, 28 inch solid rib bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. Built with blued steel barrels featuring a single nickel bead sight on the matted concave solid rib, “KRUPP FLUID STEEL MADE BY” and “A. H. FOX GUN Co. PHILA PA” on the right and left respectively, choke constrictions of .002/.014 inches, and chambers measured 2 1/2 inches with automatic single ejector. The barrels are fitted to a casehardened boxlock action which displays attractive Grade A pattern scroll engraving and features a single selective trigger and a
tang mounted automatic safety. The gun is mounted with a nicely figured and multi-point checkered splinter forend