Product Details
J. PURDEY & SONS
A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 15499,
30in. nitro reproved chopperlump barrels, rib engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE, SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL', and gold-inlaid '1' at the breech end, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/2 choke, toplever gold-inlaid '1', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, removable striker discs, cocking-indicators, best fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, brushed and blued finish overall, 15 3/8in. figured replacement stock including 1in. leather covered recoil pad, weight 6lb. 14oz., in a relined brass-cornered oak and leather case
Provenance: The makers have kindly provided us with the following information:
Completed: January 1896
For: H.E. Clarke
Description: A hammerless ejector game gun
Weight: 6lb. 11oz.
Calibre: 12-bore
Barrels: Whitworth Steel [Length not recorded]
Choke: Plain & Mod.
Stock: 14 5/8in.
Notes:
15th July 1898: Stock bend altered
September 1942: Sold to R.C. Parr
September 1958: Submitted for valuation by V.W. Morris
Other Notes: Barrels: 76cm
Chambers: 70mm
Stock length: 39cm
Weight: 3.118Kg
Functions with snapcaps: yes
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Estimate £5,000-7,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act