Product Details
J. PURDEY & SONS
A 12-BORE 'TRADE MARK C QUALITY' TOPLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 12191,
30in. nitro reproved damascus barrels, rib engraved '2' and 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON.', wall thicknesses below recommended minimum, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl and 3/4 choke, carved percussion fences, rebounding 'floating' back-action locks with dolphin hammers (one hammer screw a replacement), best fine border and scroll engraving, retaining slight traces of colour-hardening, 14 3/8in. figured stock including buttplate, weight 6lb. 10oz
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1885 for Capt. Hon. A. Sidney
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Estimate £1,800-2,200
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