16-bore Sidelock Ejector by W. R. Leeson, Serial no. 1444

Best sidelock, 29in black steel barrels, London nitro proofed. Stock: straight hand stock,  extended to fit owner - 15¼". Anson push rod foreend.

No use of the Webley Screw Grip patent but does feature the Leeson style fences.

Weight 6lbs 12oz

Barrels engraved with W. R. Leeson Harewood Place, Hanover Square, London, W. Barrels choked quarter and three eights. Lock plates engraved W. R. Leeson & Son.

Most interesting trade label stating "property of R Leeson"

Photographs and details provided by a former owner, who purchased the gun in December 1997 for £3,250 and sold it some five years later for around £6,000.