Product Details
J. PURDEY & SONS
A PAIR OF 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 11890/1,
28in. replacement nitro barrels, the ribs gold inlaid '1' and '2' and spuriously engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 choke in all, Purdey self-opening actions, converted from non-ejector, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, No.1 with arrow cocking-indicators, the No.2 likely replacement tumblers, articulated front triggers, best fine bouquet and acanthus scroll engraving, brushed bright and re-blued finish overall, 14 3/4in. replacement stock (No.2), 15in. replacement stock (No.2), Hackett-type fore-ends, weight 6lb. 6oz. (No.1) 6lb. 7oz. (No.2), in a double leather guncase
Provenance: The makers have kindly provided us with the following information:
11890/1
Completed: July 1884
For: A. Mulholland
Description: A pair of hammerless non-ejector game guns
Weight: 6lb. 13 1/2oz.
Calibre: 12-bore
Barrels: [Not recorded - Whitworth Steel]
Chokes: Plain & Choke
Stock: 14 1/2 1/16in.
Notes:
Action with third grip
Loose front trigger
June 1887: Restocked to 14 5/8 1/16in. Weight was 6lb. 13 1/4oz.
13 March 1919: "Guns have been converted to ejector elsewhere, NOT approved". Now property of J.H. Pratley
1935: Now property of J.H. Bingham
14th November 1947: No. 1 restocked to 15 1/8in., No. 2 altered to match
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Estimate £5,000-7,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act