10-27-201610-27-2016
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
October 27, 2016 10:00 AMCalender
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David McKay Brown 12 Bore Side-by-side Shotgun

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$17,220$14,000
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2946MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: October 27, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

David McKay Brown 12 Bore Side-by-side Shotgun, 1999, serial number 7660, walnut stock with checkered forend and grip, full cover medium-scroll-engraved frame and trigger guard by Geof Moore, with ribbon marked "DAVID McKAY BROWN," blued barrels with rib engraved "DAVID McKAY BROWN 32 HAMILTON ROAD, BOTHWELL," underside of frame engraved with Wallace family crest and motto "SPERANDUM EST," with custom fitted leather case with tools, overall lg. 46 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. 187.

Note: FFL. Please see the conditions of sale listed in the terms and conditions.
Estimate $12,000-18,000

March 2001, New England Custom Gun Service, Plainfield, New Hampshire "BEST" sleeved and "BEST" blued the barrels, and August, 2001 choked barrels to .717.


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Keywords

Donald Dallas, United Kingdom, Shrewsbury