Product Details
PURDEY
A 12-BORE 1863 PATENT (SECOND PATTERN) THUMBHOLE UNDERLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 8143,
29 1/2in. nitro reproved etched damascus barrels (in 2013), rib with Oxford Street address (indistinct), 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. choke in both, right wall thickness below recommended minimum, bottom rib loose at muzzle, muzzles chamfered, action incorporating J. Purdey 1863 second pattern thumbhole underlever and Purdey 1863 double bite, patent no. 1104 of 2nd May 1863, carved percussion fences, rebounding island locks with dolphin hammers, fine border and scroll engraving, retaining very slight traces of original colour-hardening, 14 1/2in. well-figured stock including buttplate (buttplate chipped at toe), weight 6lb. 10oz.
Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that this shotgun was completed with 30in. barrels in 1869 for a D.C. Winans.
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Estimate £1,500-2,000
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