Product Details
J. PURDEY & SONS
A PAIR OF 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 23827 / 8,
29in. nitro chopperlump barrels, ribs engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL', and with '1' and '2' at the breech ends, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 3/4 choke, some pitting, toplevers engraved '1' and '2', removable striker discs, automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, cocking-indicators, fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening and traces of renewed finish, 15 1/8in. figured stocks, weight 6lb. 8oz., in fleece-lined canvas and leather slips
Provenance: The makers have kindly supplied us with the following information from their records:
No. 23827/8
Completed: June 1929
For: W.T. Lindsay
Description: A pair of hammerless ejector game guns
Weight: 6lb. 8 3/4oz.
Calibre: 12-bore
Barrels: 29in. Whitworth Steel
Choke: Tight Cyl. & Mod.
Stock: 15 3/16in.
Notes:
"W.T.L." on oval
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Estimate £10,000-15,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act