Product Details
J. PURDEY
A 12-BORE 'JOHNSON'S REVERSE TOPLEVER' HAMMERGUN, serial no. 5674,
conversion from percussion, 29 7/8in. sleeved nitro barrels (in 2013), the rib freshly engraved '1' and 'J. PURDEY. 314 1/2 OXFORD STREET. LONDON.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, action with carved percussion fences with button strikers, Thomas Johnson patent 'reverse lever' toplever, rebounding sidelocks, bold acanthus scroll engraving with feathered bordering, the underside with a stylised shell motif, retaining very slight traces of colour-hardening, 14 1/4in. figured stock including engraved steel buttplate, fore-end with Scott 1873 patent 'key' release and ridged steel finial, weight 6lb. 10oz.
Provenance:
This gun has been consigned to us as a late entry to complement Lot 1804, the No.2 gun of the pair.
The makers have kindly informed us that gun No. 5675 was sold as the No.2 to a pair. This gun no. 5764 will be the No.1 of the pair. The details provided by the makers are as follows:
Sold: 6th August 1859
For: P. Rawson
Description: No 2 of a pair of double-barrelled percussion shotguns
Weight: [Not Recorded]
Calibre: 12-bore
Barrels: 31in.
Stock: [Not Recorded]
Notes:
Pair sold for £105
Later resold to Sir W. Bagge Bt.
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Estimate £2,500-3,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act