Product Details
J. PURDEY & SONS
A PAIR OF 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 20686 / 7,
30in. nitro reproved chopperlump barrels (No.1 replacement barrels by the makers in 1916), ribs engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL', and '1' and '2', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 3/4 choke, toplevers engraved '1' and '2', removable striker discs, automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, cocking-indicators, fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, brushed and blued finish overall, 14 3/4in. figured stocks (No.1 a replacement), weight 6lb. 14oz. (No.1) and 6lb. 10oz. (No.2), in their brass-cornered oak and leather case
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this pair was completed in 1913 for a W.G. Walman. The records also state that No.1 gun had replacement barrels in 1916
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Estimate £10,000-15,000
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