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122 David McKay Brown 16 Bore Side-by-side Shotgun, 1995 serial number 7566, walnut stock with checkered forend and grip, full cover fine-scroll-engraved frame and trigger guard by Dave Hudson, with ribbon marked “DAVID McKAY BROWN,” blued barrels with rib engraved “DAVID McKAY BROWN (GUNMAKERS) LTD. 32 HAMILTON ROAD, BOTHWELL,” with custom fitted leather case, overall lg. 46 1/4 in.
124 Watson Brothers Martini-action Singleshot Rifle with Maker’s Case, early 20th century, serial number 14539, .303 caliber, walnut stock with checkered forend and grip, the blued receiver with scroll engraving, blued barrel with folding leaf sights for 200 and 300 yards, and textured rib marked “WATSON BROS. OLD BOND STREET, LONDON,” with green-painted canvas-covered maker’s case, overall lg. 40 in.
Literature: For additional manufacturing information see Donald Dallas, David McKay Brown Scotland’s Gun and Rifle Manufacturer (Quiller Publishing, Ltd.: Shrewsbury, UK, 2011), p. 185.
Provenance: Westley Richards, Springfield, Missouri, March 16, 1999.
Note: FFL. Please see p. 31. $12,000-18,000 123 J.P. Sauer Drilling Gun, c. early to mid-20th century, serial number 286753, 16 gauge, walnut stock with checkered wrist and forend, frame lightly engraved with foliate designs and marked “J.P. SAUER & SOHN, SUHL,” lightly engraved trigger guard, marked on the side of the barrels “KRUPP-LAUFSTAHL,” and on the rib “8 x 57. J.R.,” barrel lg. 23 5/8, overall lg. 40 1/2 in. Note: FFL. Please see p. 31. $700-900
Note: FFL. Please see p. 31. $1,200-1,600 125 Ernst Kerner Drilling Gun and Scope, c. early to mid-20th century, serial number 19560, 16 gauge and 8 x 57, walnut stock with checkered wrist, forend, and cheek pad, frame is highly engraved with foliate designs, animals, and oak leaves, marked on the left of the barrel “ERNST KERNER & CO. SUHL,” marked on the rib “SPORTHAUS FELIX KOHLEN, SAARBRUCKEN. 3.,” with a Kollmorgen Bear Cub scope, barrel lg. 23 5/8, overall lg. 40 1/2 in.
126 Vinzenz Urbas-Ferlach Combination Rifle/ Shotgun, c. early to mid-20th century, serial number 2122, 16 gauge and .22 WMR., walnut stock with cross-hatched wrist and forend, frame heavily engraved with foliate designs, fowl, and animals, marked on the rib “VINZENZ URBAS-FERLACH,” barrel lg. 23 5/8, overall lg. 41 in. Note: FFL. Please see p. 31. $300-500 127 Von Lengerke & Detmold Jnr Over-andunder Gun, early 20th century, serial number 30908, .410 gauge and .22 caliber, walnut stock with checkered forend and grip, blued barrels with textured top rib, the left side marked “NEW YORK,” the right side marked “VON LENGERKE & DETMOLD JNR.,” the trigger guard bow marked in gold “RALPH EARLE,” with leather case, overall lg. 42 1/4 in. Note: FFL. Please see p. 31. $800-1,000
Note: FFL. Please see p. 31. $600-800
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