Product Details
J. PURDEY & SONS
A 12-BORE TOPLEVER BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMERGUN, serial no. 10538,
30 1/2in. nitro reproved (in 2010) barrels, the rib engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. 314 1/2. OXFORD STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL' (wall thicknesses below recommended minimum), 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 3/4 choke, treble-grip action, carved percussion fences, rebounding locks with dolphin hammers, best fin border and partial scroll engraving, brushed bright finish, 14in. figured stock including buttplate, weight 6lb. 13oz., in its makers case with some accessories.
We are kindly informed by the makers that this shotgun was completed 1879 for E. Majorbanks, Esq.
Provenance: The case is impressed with the name 'NEVILLE BLOND' who was invested as a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George and also as an O.B.E.
Estimate £5,500-7,500
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