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WEBLEY & SCOTT
A 12-BORE 'MODEL 700' BOXLOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 145679,
for 1978, 28in. nitro barrels, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, automatic safety, border and acanthus scroll engraving, retaining much original colour-hardening and finish, 15 1/8in. stock including 7/8in. recoil pad, weight 6lb. 10oz., in its Brady canvas case
Provenance: We have kindly been supplied a letter of provenance regarding the gun which reads as follows:
Re: Captain David Perkins: Provenance re: Sale of Firearm:
Webley and Scott 12 Bore Shot Gun Serial no: 145679
Owned by Captain David Perkins.
Certifying that this Webley and Scott 12 Bore Shot Gun Serial no: 145679 was owned and used by Captain David Perkins for many years for formal shoots across the UK and rough shooting on the family land. The gun was commissioned by his father, Robert Perkins OBE, and handed down to his son Captain David Perkins.
To be taught how to play backgammon by Omar Sharif, and to host and meet with such prominent individuals as HRH Queen Elizabeth II, The Duke of Edinburgh, Nelson Mandela and Princess Diana does not fall to many of us. Yet such events formed a part of the career of David Perkins, who rose from a Navigation Deck Officer Cadet with Cunard to become the last appointed Captain of the world's most famous passenger cruise liner, the QE2.
It was on the QE2 that David first learned to skeet shoot as in its early days the QE2 offered skeet and clay pigeon shooting with live cartridges from the stern of the ship; the Officer Cadets helping with the activity which formed a popular past-time on the Trans-Atlantic runs to New York. Indeed, at that time most British cargo and passenger ships carried a shot gun for security reasons, secured in a locker on the Bridge.
David William Perkins was born in Kingston, Jamaica, his father Robert Perkins OBE, having sailed out from the UK to take up the position of Director of Public Works, and the first five years of David's life were spent on the island. The rest of his childhood was spent in Grantham and Woodbridge in the UK. He went to sea as a Navigation (Deck) Officer Cadet with Cunard at the age of 18, carrying out his studies at Warsash Maritime Academy. David took his first command as Captain of Cunard's Caronia in 2001, and during his 39-year career with Cunard he served within the Cunard, P&O and Princess Cruises fleets, as Staff Captain on the legendary Royal Viking Sun, as Captain of the Queen Mary 2 and as the last appointed Captain of the QE2.
For navigating in the Arctic Circle, he was honoured with Membership of the Scott Polar Institute, and received a further award following his active service on the Cunard Princess during the first Gulf War.
In his role as Captain, he was always attentive to the welfare of his crew and passengers. He was renowned for his genuine care and empathy, his warm sense of humour, his ability to light up any room with his presence and for always finding time for his family and friends, who spanned all walks of life; a man who achieved greatness whilst being respected by all.
Captain David Perkins retired from Cunard to his family home in Bury St Edmunds in 2012 after 39 years of safe navigation. Throughout his life he enjoyed field sports and on leave and in retirement he enjoyed shooting with his Webley and Scott as a guest on the Duke of Westminster's estate in Cheshire, in Wales and other family estates, from his second home in the Scottish Borders, in the Highlands, on their family land in Northamptonshire and with friends across the UK. He was a skilled fly-fisher and spent time fly-fishing on Tweed, the Spey, the Tay and the Dee Rivers in Scotland, the Miramichi River in Canada, in Alaska and in Norway. He was greatly respected as a field sportsman and was always a sought-after guest.
We hope that this much-loved Webley and Scott gives you great pleasure and enhances your sportsmanship.
Yours sincerely,
Lucy (Louise) Perkins
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Estimate £600-800
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act