Product Details
PURDEY
A 12-BORE 1863 PATENT (FIRST PATTERN) SNAP-ACTION THUMBHOLE-UNDERLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 6874,
30in. black powder only bold damascus barrels, rib engraved 'J. PURDEY 314 1/2 OXFORD STREET LONDON' and '1', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, Purdey patent thumbhole underlever, patent no. 1104 of 2nd May 1863 (first pattern), carved percussion fences, rebounding back-action locks, border and acanthus scroll engraving, the underside engraved 'PURDEY'S PATENT', retaining very slight traces of colour-hardening, 14 3/8in. well-figured stock (chequering refreshed), weight 6lb. 8oz.
Provenance: The makers have kindly provided us with the following information:
Completed: 1865
For: The Earl of Ellesmere
Description: A double barrelled pinfire gun
Weight: 6lb. 13 1/2oz.
Calibre: 12-bore
Barrels: 30in. Damascus
Stock: 14 3/8in.
Notes:
"New Patent" thumblever
No heelplate
Francis Charles Granville Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere VD, DL, JP (5 April 1847 – 13 July 1914), styled Viscount Brackley between 1857 and 1862, was a British peer, soldier and author from the Egerton family. He owned several racehorses and 13,300 acres of land
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Estimate £2,000-3,000 € 2,219-3,329
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act