Product Details
JAMES PURDEY & SONS .410 (SMOOTHBORED) 'TRADEMARK E QUALITY' TOPLEVER HAMMERLESS ROOK RIFE, serial no. 16374, converted from rook rifle calibre, 28in. nitro reproved octagonal to turned barrel with matted sight flat, engraved 'JAMES PURDEY & SONS. SOUTH AUDLEY ST. LONDON.', sights removed with dove tail insert, carved teardrop fences, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'S' detail, removable striker disc, border and acanthus scroll engraving, brushed finish, 13 1/2in. figured pistolgrip stock (pinned at head) with engraved steel pistolgrip cap, Hackett style snap-on fore-end with horn finial, weight 3lb. 8oz
Provenance: The Makers have kindly provided us with the following information:
"Completed Circa 1899 for Sir Peter Walker. as an "E" Quality rifle."
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Estimate £200-300
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act