Product Details
WILLIAM EVANS (FROM PURDEY'S)
A .470 (3 1/4IN.) NITRO EXPRESS BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 10522,
circa 1912, 28in. nitro barrels proved at 'CORDITE 75-500 MAX 470EX', broad file cut rib, open sights with two folding leaf sights, white metal inlaid sight lines and marked 100, 200 and 300, ramped bead fore-sight with flip-up moonsight and sliding protector hood, the tubes engraved 'WILLIAM EVANS (FROM PURDEY'S) 63 PALL MALL. ST. JAMES'S. LONDON' and '".470. 3 1/4 SOLID METAL CASE", "75 GRS. CORDITE. 500 GRN. BULLET"', long treble-grip action, multiple grip dolls-head extension, removable striker discs, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, fine border and bold acanthus scroll engraving, retaining traces of original colour-hardening and much renewed finish, 14 3/4in. figured pistolgrip stock with engraved steel pistolgrip-cap, sling swivels and including 7/8in. recoil pad, fore-end with grip-catch release lever, weight 10lb. 15oz., in a brass-cornered oak and leather case with James Purdey & Sons gold-tooled trade label
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Estimate £3,000-5,000
S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act