Product Details
J. PURDEY & SONS
A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 15224,
30in. nitro reproved chopperlump barrels, 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. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, toplever engraved '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, removable striker discs, arrow cocking-indicators, best fine bouquet and scroll engraving, brushed finish, 14 3/4in. well-figured stock, weight 6lb. 8oz., in a brass-cornered oak-lined leather case.
We are kindly informed by the makers that this shotgun was completed April 1895 as no.2 of a pair with 30in. barrels for J.H. Dimsdale, Esq.
Estimate £6,000-8,000
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