Main Sale - December 2012 : Sale A1068 Lot 1442 - S2
J. PURDEY & SONS A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 20884,

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J. PURDEY & SONS
A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 20884,
30in. nitro chopperlump barrels, the rib engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, self-opening action with removable striker discs, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, cocking indicators, border, bouquet and scroll engraving, brushed finish, 14 5/8in. figured stock including 3/8in. rubber recoil pad, weight 6in. 13oz., in a brass-cornered leather case

Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that this shotgun was completed May 1914 to match gun no.19465 for A.B. Winch.
Estimate £8,000-12,000

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