Product Details
WILLIAM EVANS
A COMPOSED PAIR OF 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 4322 & 5372,
28in. nitro barrels the ribs engraved 'WILLIAM EVANS. FROM PURDEY'S. 63. PALL MALL. ST. JAMES'S. LONDON.' and gold inlaid '1' and '2', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 choke in both (No.1), and 1/2 and full choke (No.2), No.1 gun bore measurements marginal, treble-grip actions, automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, removable striker discs, border and partial acanthus scroll engraving, retaining slight traces of colour-hardening and finish, 14 1/2in. replacement stocks, No.1 fore-end with plug insert, weight 6lb. 8oz. (No.1), 6lb. 6oz. (No.2), in their brass-cornered oak and leather guncase
Provenance: The vendor has kindly provided us with the following information:
"This pair of guns were the property of James Whitaker (1 October 1940 – 15 February 2012 an English journalist, specialising in the British Royal Family. They were built for his grandfather, as a composed pair serial no. 4322 (built in 1909, I think) and 5372 (built I believe in 1919)."
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Estimate £2,000-3,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act