Manufactured in 1888 per page 236 of Donald Dallas' "Boss & Co.: Builder of Best Guns Only". Built with blued steel barrels featuring a single bead sight on the matted flat solid rib, "BOSS & Co 73 St. JAMES'S STREET. LONDON" on the right tube and "SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL" on the left, a band of engraving at the breech, and chambers measured 2 1/2 inches with automatic ejectors. The barrels are fitted to a casehardened backaction sidelock action which displays attractive scroll engraving surrounding "BOSS & Co." banners on either lockplate and continuing onto the toplever, triggerguard, and both tangs. The gun features a pair of triggers and a tang mounted automatic safety with gold inlaid "SAFE". The gun is mounted with a highly attractive and multi-point checkered splinter forend with engraved fittings and a round knob pistol grip stock with silver inscription oval marked "TFVN" and a checkered hard rubber buttplate. Barrel and stock measurements (R/L): bore diameter nine inches from the breech both proofed at "13/1" (.719 inches) and measured at .728 inches; choke constriction .006/.007 inches; minimum wall thickness .028/.030 inches; 1 5/8 inch drop at comb; 2 5/8 inch drop at heel; 13 7/8 inch length of pull; weight 7 lbs.

Very fine, retaining 90% reapplied blue finish, strong traces of original case colors with the balance a fine silver, light handling evidence, and some thinning and spotting on the barrels. There is a small chip at the lower left stock horn, otherwise the wood is very good with dings, scratches, and overall crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.