A 20-bore 'XXV' single-trigger sidelock ejector gun by Aguirre Y Aranzabal, no. 526054 In a bras...

A 20-bore 'XXV' single-trigger sidelock ejector gun by Aguirre Y Aranzabal, no. 526054 Toplever, rib and forend numbered '2' in gold, spare barrel set rib numbered '1' in gold, the action-body with some colour-hardening, bouquet and foliate-scroll engraving, hand-detachable lockplates, gold-inlaid cocking indicators, selective single-trigger with integrated gold-washed barrel-selector switch, highly-figured stock, beavertail forend, the barrels engraved 'AYA Aguirre & Aranzabal, - Made in Spain' with matte Churchill-rib inlaid 'XXV' in gold Weight 6lb. 3½oz., 14¾in. stock, 25in. barrels, approx. Cyl & Cyl (No.1 barrel set) and ¼ & ½ (No.2 barrel set) chokes, 2¾in. chambers, Spanish nitro proof In a brass-mounted oak and leather case with a spare set of barrels Footnotes: This gun was previously owned by the esteemed novelist Wilbur Smith (1933 - 2021) Wilbur Smith was born in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and educated in KwaZulu-Natal. He is famed for writing 'When the Lion Feeds', among 48 other books, that went on to sell 140 million copies worldwide This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2 S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing