Product Details
J. PURDEY & SONS
A 12-BORE BAR-IN-WOOD TOPLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 11789,
30in. black powder only barrels, the rib engraved '2' and 'J.PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 choke in both, some pitting, treble-grip action with hidden third bite, carved percussion fences, rebounding sidelocks with dolphin hammers, grip safety (possibly later), fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, brushed finish, 14 1/4in. boldly-figured stock (cracked and repaired at head), the fore-end inlaid with a silver diamond shaped escutcheon engraved '2', weight 6lb. 14oz., in a brass-cornered leather case
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed as the No.2 of a pair in June 1884 for a Mr W. Russell
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Estimate £3,000-3,500
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act