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J. PURDEY & SONS
A PAIR OF LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE (2 5/8IN.) SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 24108 / 7,
for 1930, 28in. nitro chopperlump barrels, ribs engraved '1' and '2' and 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL', 2 5/8in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 choke in all, self-opening actions, removable striker discs, toplevers engraved '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, cocking-indicators, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, retaining some original colour-hardening and finish, 14 1/2in. figured stocks, weight 6lb. 2oz., in their makers brass-cornered oak and leather double guncase with canvas and leather outer
Provenance: The makers have kindly provided us with the following information:
Completed: April 1930
For: H. Baetjez
Description: A pair of hammerless ejector game guns
Weight: 6lb. 2 1/4oz.
Calibre: 12-bore
Barrels: 28in. Whitworth
Choke: All barrels Imp. Cyl.
Stock: 14 3/4 1/16in.
These guns were formerly the property of Hendrikus 'Henk' Visser, a noted Dutch arms and armour collector, philanthropist, and businessman.
The Visser collection, built over a period of more than 30 years, was one of the finest collections of small arms manufactured in the Netherlands and the Low Countries. Much of the collection is housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
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Estimate £15,000-20,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act