C.G. Bonehill Side by Side

12G

Description

Nitro proofed Hammer Gun! Bonehill were a major gun maker in Birmingham, England & produced guns ranging from sound middling quality up to very nearly best, some of which are worth upwards of $50k! This gun is not one of these but for sure is not at the cheap end either, looking at the beautiful scrollwork, engraving & colour case hardening visible! It has clear Nitro Proofs so can be used with appropriate modern ammunition & you can see it has Full & Modified chokes.. Christopher George Bonehill was born in 1831, son of a manufacturing ironmonger & was apprenticed from about 1844 to 1851 to a Mr Aston (possibly William Aston & Co). He established his own firm in 1851 & in 1873 he moved the whole business to the Belmont Firearms Works, Belmont Row. It was probably about this time that the firm were appointed contractors to Her Majesty's War Department. In such high esteem was he held that C G Bonehill became a 'Guardian of The Birmingham Proof House'. This is an excellent opportunity to obtain a beautiful old school shotgun which we believe to be around 100 years old, perhaps more, which is in excellent original condition which can be shot with modern ammo. We are not going to try & rate the condition out of 100 as everyone seems to have a different opinion on what the percentages should be, so we'll let the pictures be the description. You will know if this is for you so view the photos carefully & make your decision based on what you see as they form the main description & override all written information. Ask for more if desired. We think we have described it accurately & correctly but do not claim to be infallible so if we have got anything wrong, it is unintentional. Whilst we check these out for serviceability, the warranty has expired & this is sold on an 'as is' basis. As with all used guns, we recommend you have this checked by a suitably qualified person prior to shooting. Standard cost for shipping to metro locations is $55 & all guns are sent via StarTrack without insurance but packed very well.

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