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J. PURDEY & SONS
A FINE PAIR OF 12-BORE 'DELUXE' SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 26948 / 9,
28in. nitro chopperlump barrels, ribs engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE, SOUTH AUDLEY STREET, LONDON, ENGLAND', and gold-inlaid '1' and '2' at the breech ends, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/2 choke, self-opening actions with removable striker discs, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, cocking-indicators, the actions, lockplates and furniture profusely engraved with Purdey's best 'large scroll' stylised acanthus work, the fences carved in high relief with oak leaves and acorns, the lockplates signed 'J PURDEY & SONS' in cartouches, the undersides with 'J. PURDEY & SONS. LONDON. ENGLAND', bright and blued finish overall, 15in. highly-figured stocks, the fore-ends engraved en suite and gold-inlaid '1' and '2', weight 6lb. 9oz. and 6lb. 10oz., in their lightweight leather motor case, the lid outer marked 'VISCOUNT HAMBLEDEN. THE MANOR HOUSE. HAMBLEDEN. HENLEY-ON-THAMES'
Provenance: The makers have kindly provided us with the following information:
Completed: June 1961
For: Viscount Hambleden
Description: A pair of hammerless ejector game guns
Weight: 6lb. 5 1/2oz.
Calibre: 12-bore
Barrels: 28in.
Choke: Imp Cyl & Mod
Stock: 14 1/2in.
Notes:
Large Scroll (no note of engraver)
Stocks with gold oval engraved with coronet over an "H"
Gold numbers "1" & "2"
William Herbert "Harry" Smith, 4th Viscount Hambleden (2 April 1930 – 2 August 2012), was a British peer and descendant of the founders of the stationery group W H Smith.
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Estimate £30,000-50,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act