Product Details
J. PURDEY & SONS
A LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SINGLE-TRIGGER SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 22170,
28in. Whitworth-steel nitro chopperlump barrels, rib engraved '1' 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, self-opening action with removable striker discs, toplever engraved '1', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, cocking-indicators, non-selective single trigger, double rolled-edge triggerguard, best bouquet and scroll engraving, retaining very slight traces of colour-hardening, lockpins and furniture reblued, 14in. figured replacement semi-pistolgrip stock, weight 6lb. 3oz.
Provenance: We are kindly informed by the makers that this shotgun was completed July 1922 for Gordon Freeman, Esq.
Other Notes: Description Amendment 09/06/2011:
Please note the original barrel length was listed at 29in. and the gun is not recorded as being a single trigger gun.
Estimate £6,000-8,000
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