Product Details
J. PURDEY & SONS
A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 15321,
for 1896, 30in. sleeved nitro barrels, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, toplever engraved '1', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, 'arrow' cocking-indicators, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, brushed finish, 14 1/4in. replacement pistolgrip stock, fore-end missing ejector cams, weight 7lb. 3oz.
Provenance: The makers have kindly provided us with the following information:
Completed: 23rd March 1896
For: Benson Elley
Description: A hammerless ejector game gun
Weight: 6lb. 14oz.
Calibre: 12-bore
Barrels: 30in. Whitworth Steel
Choke: Plain & Modified
Stock: 14 5/8 1/16in.
Notes:
Stock with pistolgrip and iron cap
Out in Black, 1895
12th December 1921: sent in to have left mainspring replaced. Then property of C.M. Glover
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Estimate £2,500-3,500
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act