Founded in London, Cogswell & Harrison has long maintained an esteemed reputation for producing quintessential British game guns that balance refined handling with mechanical durability. Manufactured in 1953, this 12-gauge sidelock side-by-side exemplifies traditional English gunmaking, offering a versatile design complete with 30-inch barrels and 2 ½-inch chambers.

This specific piece remains in excellent condition, featuring an English straight-hand walnut stock with minimal handling marks, a neutral cast, and a 14 ½-inch length of pull. The sidelock action is adorned with fine English floral and scroll engraving, handsomely complemented by well-preserved barrel blueing that displays only minor, unobtrusive beginnings of surface marking.

The break action functions cleanly and locks up tight, regulated by an automatic safety, double triggers, and strong ejectors. Completed with a fitted rubber recoil pad, a solid tapered rib, a silver bead front sight, and fixed Skeet and Improved Modified constrictions, this firearm delivers classic shootability.

• Model: Sidelock
• Type: Smoothbore
• Caliber / Bore / Gauge: 12 Ga
• Barrel Length: 30"
• Overall Length: 46 1/2"
• Action: Side by Side
• Safety: Automatic
• Ejectors: Ejectors
• Chambers: 2.5
• Chokes: L: IM / R: SK
• Rib: Solid rib, tapered: 11mm - 8mm
• Stock Material: Walnut
• Barrel Type: Smoothbore
• Length of Pull (LOP): 14 1/2"
• Length of Pull to Wood (LOP to Wood): 14"
• Cast: Neutral
• Drop at Comb (DAC): 1 5/8"
• Drop at Heel (DAH): 2 1/4"
• Stock: Straight English
• Palm Swell: No
• Seller Inventory #: 03861
• Price: $2495
• License Needed: C&R
• Country of Make: United Kingdom
• Year of Make: 1953
• Weight: 6 lbs 13.5 oz