Guns International #: 102172120
Seller's Inventory #: 227174

Category - Antique Shotguns - Cartridge - Shotguns - English Double Antique

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Antique Shotguns - Cartridge
Shotguns - English Double Antique

CASED Antique English W.R. PAPE 12 Gauge Double Barrel SxS HAMMER Shotgun 12 Gauge English Made Shotgun w/CHECKERED STOCK

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CASED Antique English W.R. PAPE 12 Gauge Double Barrel SxS HAMMER Shotgun 

12 Gauge English Made Shotgun w/CHECKERED STOCK

Here we present an antique W. R. Pape English Double Barrel Side x Side Hammer Shotgun, manufactured circa the early 1880s in Newcastle, England. William Rochester Pape was born in Amble, Northumberland, England in 1831, the son of James and Dorothy Pape. He opened in first shop in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1858, expanding his family's game dealership, and produced his first shotgun in 1857. In the 1860s, he expanded his business, buying another premises at 29 Collingwood Street, Newcastle. In 1866, he invented the choke boring system for shotguns, British Patent No. 1501, (later developed by W.W. Greener) and went on to patent a system of mechanically retracting firing pins, improving on this system later that year, and again in 1870.

Pape won the London Field Trials in 1858, 1859 and 1866, and came second and third in class 1 for choke border guns and first in class 2 for cylinders in 1875. He won a prize medal at the Royal Mining Engineering Jubilee Exhibition in 1887 and received a diploma of merit at the Glasgow exhibition in 1889. Pape retired in 1889, leaving his business to his son, Victor, and died in 1923 after a road traffic accident.

England and Belgium were the epicenter for European gunmaking all the way through the turn of the century. This is an English fowling piece that is elegant in its simplicity and practicality. This double barrel hammer gun would have been used primarily for putting game on the table or defending one’s property.

The overall condition is good. Original patina. Strong action. Bright, smooth bores. A few dents can be seen in the bores towards the muzzle end. The stock is solid with less than average wear and has maintained sharp checkering. Legible markings. This example is lightly engraved. “CONVERTED BY D. COATES, HIGH STREET, WOLSINGHAM.” is marked on the rib along with Pape markings. Included a leather bound takedown case and shell loading tools.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrels: 29-1/2 inches.

Caliber: 12 Gauge

Chambers: 2-3/4 inch with extractor

Chokes: Open / Open

Length of Pull: 14-1/2 inches

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$1500

#227174
 

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Antique: Yes