Product Details
J. PURDEY & SONS
A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 15951,
for 1898, 29in. Whitworth-steel nitro chopperlump barrels, the rib engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL.' and '1' at the breech end, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/2 choke, removable striker discs, toplever engraved '1', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, arrow cocking-indicators, fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, retaining much renewed colour-hardening and finish, 14 3/8in. stock including 1/2in. wooden extension (loose), weight 6lb. 10oz., in a leather case
Provenance: The makers have kindly provided us with the following information:
Completed: 19th April 1898
For: L. Phillips (later Sir Lionel Phillips, Bt.)
Description: No. 1 of a pair of hammerless ejector game guns
Weight: 6lb. 9oz.
Calibre: 12-bore
Barrels: 29in. Whitworth Steel
Choke: Plain & Modified
Stock: 14 1/4 1/32in.
Notes:
Out in black, 1897
Sir Lionel Phillips, 1st Baronet (6 August 1855 – 2 July 1936) was a British-born South African financier, mining magnate and politician.
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Estimate £3,000-5,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act