Hellis 2" 12 Bore Game Gun SOLD!
Charles Hellis & Sons Ltd. 121 & 123 Edgeware Road. Hyde Park. London W. 2" game gun built in1939. 26" Cyl/IC extractor barrels with makers name and adress and "FOR 2 INCH CASE ONLY" inlayed in platinum on the rib. Gun is totally in proof with original 2" chambers. Bores measure .732 right and left. Choked .002 on the right and .008 on the left. Minimum wall thickness is .026 Reciever retains 60% original case colors with border engraving only. Barrels retain 96% blue with 60% blue on bottom of reciever and trigger guard. Stock and forend completely solid with some fairly nice figure in the buttstock. 14 1/2" LOP to checkered butt. DAC 1 1/2" DAH-2 3/8" Checkering has been recut and a light refinish on buttstock and forend. This gun remains in excellent mechanical condition. It is tight and on face. Barrels ring like a chime. Weighs in at 5lb 9oz These 2" game guns are few and far between with many not in proof or in poor condition. This is a real gem for the avid woodcock or quail hunter.
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