Fine Modern & Antique Guns - June 2015 : Sale A0615 Lot 1450 - S2
J. PURDEY & SONS A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 16132,

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J. PURDEY & SONS
A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 16132,
28in. replacement nitro chopperlump barrels, rib engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. ENGLAND.', and '2' at the breech end, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, toplever engraved '2', removable striker discs, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, arrow cocking-indicators, best floral bouquet and acanthus scroll engraving, brushed and blued finish overall, 14 5/8in. figured replacement stock, weight 6lb. 10oz., in a relined brass-cornered leather case

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed as No.2 of a pair in March 1899 for J.W. Larnack.
The confirm that they fitted new barrels in May 1973 and that they subsequently re-stocked the gun in September 1952

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Estimate £5,000-7,000

S2