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CLASSIC 12g English Game Shooting Side by Side Boxlock Ejector Shotgun from Linsley Brothers, Leeds. SUPERB CONDITION THROUGHOUT.
Somewhat unusual these days, short, but FAST handling 25” (634mm) Barrels. Standard / Traditional 2 ½” (65mm) English Game Chambers and Fixed Chokes at a tight ¼ restriction to the right and standard ¾ left. Churchill Style 1/8” (3mm) Rib with Makers Name just forward of the chambers and a Single Brass Front Sight Bead. They ring like proverbial Church Bells and are near as originally made. Proof details bores at .729 and that is as high as gauges will slide in. Walls are all in excess of 36,000 with the majority well over 40.
A LONG original 15” (382mm) Highly Decorative Stock with Strong Right Handed Cast. That said it seems to mount near perfect for me so slightly surprising. High Colour Contrast running right through to Black. Tear Drops to each face always suggest Quality as well as additional time and effort spent. It takes a lot more work to shape a stock with than without. Chequering is still all Very Clean and Well Defined and minimal blemishes anywhere. Overall the gun measures a compact 42” dead (1067mm) and tips scales at 6 Lbs 2 oz exactly (2.781 Kg).
Is this a Linsley homage to the classic Boss brand who favoured the same barrel length and is so often copied?
Bright Finished Action All Fully Hand Engraved. The matching decoration continuing on to Trigger Guard, Top Lever, Forend Release and even the Chambers.
As said, the gun is in REMARKABLE condition considering. A Truly Excellent example of a TOP QUALITY, reasonably local / Northern Made Gun from one of THE BEST Provincial makers. Still in Business today too.
I have a Linsley myself, the first shotgun I ever bought, though mine is actually sleeved. That snippet of information does not say a lot OTHER THAN they are good enough for me. With the choices available as a dealer for MANY years it might send a message to anyone wanting to listen.
