Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2020 : Sale A0320 Lot 1350
HENRY ATKIN (FROM PURDEYS) A PAIR OF 16-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 2265 / 6,

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HENRY ATKIN (FROM PURDEY'S)
A PAIR OF 16-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 2265 / 6,
27in. nitro reproved barrels, the ribs engraved 'HENRY ATKIN LTD. (FROM PURDEY'S) 41 JERMYN ST. LONDON. S.W.', and gold-inlaid '1' and '2' at the breech ends, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. choke (No.1) and true cyl. and 1/4 choke (No.2), wall thicknesses below recommended minimum, Beesley / Purdey style spring opening actions with revised '1909' model ejectors, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, removable striker discs, best fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, the undersides with 'HENRY ATKIN FROM PURDEY'S.' in oval cartouches, retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening, 15in. figured stocks including 1 7/8in. wooden extensions, weight 6lb., in a James Purdey 'The Lightweight' leather motor case with gold-tooled Henry Atkin trade label

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Estimate £3,000-5,000

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act