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J. PURDEY & SONS
A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 16784,
for 1900, 30in. nitro barrels, the rib engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL.' and '1' and acanthus scroll detailing, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 3/4 choke, toplever engraved '1', removable striker discs, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, arrow cocking-indicators, articulated front trigger, fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, brushed bright and reblued finish overall, 14 1/4in. figured stock including horn buttplate, weight 6lb. 10oz.
Provenance: The makers have kindly provided us with the following information:
No. 16,784
Completed: 20th August 1900
For: Cpt H De Pree
Description: No.1 of a pair of hammerless ejector game guns
Weight: 6lb 10oz
Calibre:12-bore
Barrels:30in. Whitworth
Choke: Plain & Mod.
Stock: 14 3/8 in.
Notes:
Reproofed 1919
Both spooned out at face just a little to give more cast off
Major General Hugo Douglas de Pree, CB, CMG, DSO (25 December 1870 – 30 March 1943)
Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, de Pree was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 25 July 1890. He was promoted to lieutenant on 25 July 1893, and served on the North West Frontier of India in 1897. Promotion to captain followed on 3 February 1900, when he was divisional adjutant at Royal Artillery Barracks at Woolwich. After the outbreak of the Second Boer War in South Africa, he volunteered for service with the Imperial Yeomanry. He served originally with the 17th Battalion, but was on 3 May 1902 appointed second-in-command of the 7th Battalion, with the temporary rank of major. He relinquished his appointment with the Imperial Yeomanry on 5 September 1902, and returned to the Royal Horse Artillery[8] to be stationed at Secunderabad.
De Pree later served in the First World War, being made a GSO1 in January 1915.
He was appointed Commander of the 13th Indian Infantry Brigade in 1920, General Officer Commanding 55th (West Lancashire) Division in April 1925, in succession to Major General Sir Cecil Nicholson, and commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich in 1926, before retiring in 1931
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Estimate £1,500-2,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act