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HENRY ATKIN (FROM PURDEY'S)
A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 2149,
for 1912, 28in. nitro chopperlump barrels, the rib engraved 'HENRY ATKIN (FROM PURDEY'S) 41 JERMYN ST. LONDON. S.W.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/2 choke, Atkin spring-opening action based on the Beesley / Purdey 1880 patent with 1909 model improved ejector, removable striker discs, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, best fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, the underside with 'HENRY ATKIN FROM PURDEY'S', retaining traces of likely renewed colour-hardening and finish, 14 7/8in. boldly-figured (possible replacement) stock including buttplate, weight 6lb. 8oz., in its brass-cornered oak and leather case
Provenance: The Lot is supplied with a letter from the makers confirming the gun was completed in 1912 for Captain R.F. MacNabb. A copy of 'An Outline of the History of Clan MacNab and its lands' published by "The Macnab Memorial Trust" in 2003 is also included
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Estimate £3,000-5,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act