Product Details
J. PURDEY & SONS
A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 16581,
28in. replacement nitro chopperlump barrels (circa 2005), rib engraved '1' and 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, toplever engraved '1', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, removable striker discs, arrow cocking-indicators, best acanthus scroll and floral bouquet engraving, brushed finish, 15 1/2in. replacement stock (small insert left overhorn) including 1/2in. rubber recoil pad, matching fore-end wood, weight 7lb. 1oz., in a brass-cornered oak and leather case (lid outer missing circular escutcheon)
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in July 1899 for Captain Alf Cooke.
Further research would indicate this could be Captain Alfred Cooke, Paymaster in the British Army Pay Dept.
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Estimate £4,000-6,000
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