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38th Classic Auction

AT-1220 Wien, Kagraner Platz 9  

Auction on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 from 10:00  | Auction ended

Completed | Physical auction
Lot: 809

hammer-s/s shotgun J. Blanch & Son - London cal. 12/70 serial #4644

Starting price 2.600 EUR
not sold

barrel length 66 cm (26"), stock length 37 cm (14,5"), overall length 108 cm (42,5"), choke full & full (F & F), weight 3,3 kg, year of manufacture before 1900, British proof and Italian after proof, restored to condition 3-4.
Reworked and browned Damascus barrels, wide straight rib with traces of a presumably removed fixed sight, signal front sight, rib inlaid with "J. Blanch & Son 29. Gracechurch Street London", fore-end with crossbolt, extractor, hammer locks, locking machnism at hammers safety notch, right side not neatly in working order, action richly engraved with arabesques, rotating lower lever, dolphin-shaped hammers, double trigger, pistol grip with metal cap, drop points, blank monogram plate and discreetly engraved metal butt plate. System still with old London proof marks. Barrels newly proofed in Italy 2000.
John Blanch & Son traces its origins to the London gunsmith born in 1784. In 1809 he opened his own shop in Fish Street, from 1826 at a new address in Gracechurch Street. It was there that the longest and most formative era for the company was to take place. His three sons, John, Henry and William, all followed in their father's footsteps and began their apprenticeship in the family business, but only William actually remained in that occupation. In 1848 William became a partner and the name John Blanch & Son was given. The business continued through future generations. A series of moves followed: to Cullum Street in 1915, York Road in 1928, Pall Mall in 1931, Mitre Street in 1933. Notwithstanding the many local changes, the business was run by family members throughout most of its existence.