Product Details
J. PURDEY & SONS
A FINE A.L. HUNT-ENGRAVED 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial 28886,
26in. nitro barrels with 6mm raised matt top-rib and side-ribs, over barrel engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. ENGLAND.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, hold-open toplever, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, cocking-indicators, rolled-edge triggerguard, best fine bouquet and scroll engraving surrounding vignettes of game birds in flight, signed 'A.L. HUNT', lockplates inlaid in gold 'J. PURDEY & SONS', the underside inlaid in gold 'J. PURDEY & SONS LONDON - ENGLAND', retaining virtually full original colour-hardening, 15in. highly-figured replacement pistolgrip stock with pistolgrip-cap, weight 7lb. 8oz., in its lightweight leather case with some accessories; together with original approx. 14 1/2in. well-figured pistolgrip stock, slightly cast on
Provenance: We are kindly informed by the makers that this shotgun was completed 1989.
Estimate £26,000-30,000
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