Product Details
PURDEY
A 16-BORE 1865 PATENT ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 7317,
29 1/4in. nitro reproved damascus barrels (in 2011), rib engraving indistinct, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, Jones-patent rotary underlever, carved serpentine fences, action incorporating Purdey patent No. 424 of 1865, non-rebounding back-action locks with hammers of hare's ear form with linked strikers, Purdey patent cocking indicators, patent No. 1464 of 1866, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving, brushed bright, 13 3/4in. figured stock including buttplate, weight 6lb. 3oz.
Provenance: We are kindly informed by the makers that this shotgun was completed as a 15-bore and no.2 of a pair in 1866 for A.W. Arnold.
Estimate £1,200-1,600
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