Product Details
PURDEY
A 16-BORE 1865 PATENT ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 7317,
for 1866, 29 1/4in. nitro reproved bold damascus barrels (in 2011, wall thicknesses well below recommended minimum), rib engraving indistinct, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, Jones-patent rotary underlever, carved serpentine fences, action incorporating Purdey patent No. 424 of 1865, non-rebounding back-action locks with hammers of hare's ear form with linked strikers, Purdey patent cocking-indicators, patent No. 1464 of 1866, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving, brushed bright, 13 3/4in. figured stock including buttplate, weight 6lb. 3oz.
Provenance: The makers have kindly provided us with the following information:
Completed: 1866
For: A W Arnoald
Description: No.2 of a pair of backlock centre fire hammer game gun
Weight: 6lb. 8 ½oz.
Calibre: 15-bore
Barrels: 29in.
Choke: Both Cylinder
Stock: 14in.
Notes:
Stocked by John Robertson
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Estimate £800-1,200
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act