Product Details
J. PURDEY & SONS
A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 17670,
for 1903, 30in. nitro chopperlump barrels , rib re-engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL.' and '2', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, left wall at 18, removable striker discs, automatic safety, 'arrow' cocking-indicators, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, bright finish, 15in. figured replacement stock (slight setting crack to rear of lockplates), weight 6lb. 9oz., in a brass-cornered leather case
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in 1903 for a W.P. Cairnes
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Estimate £4,000-6,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act