Product Details
'J. PURDEY' 12-BORE ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 5490, circa 1858, converted from muzzle-loader, 30in. black powder damascus barrels (pitted), rib spuriously engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. 314 1/2 OXFORD STREET. LONDON.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. in both, Jones patent rotary underlever, carved percussion fences, non-rebounding locks (right hammer ear broken), border and partial scroll engraving, lockplates spuriously engraved 'J. PURDEY', retaining virtually full renewed colour-hardening and finish, 14 1/2in. figured replacement stock, weight 7lb., in a brass-cornered oak and leather case
Provenance: 'The Early Purdeys' by Unsworth lists gun serial no. 5490 as being sold in July 1858, and converted to centre fire in 1869
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Estimate £800-1,200
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act