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J. PURDEY & SONS
A PAIR OF LIGHTWEIGHT HUNT-ENGRAVED 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 27511 / 2,
for 1967, 26in. nitro chopperlump barrels, the ribs engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. ENGLAND.' and gold-inlaid '1' and '2' at the breech ends, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/2 choke, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', wear to bluing, removable striker discs, automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, cocking-indicators, slightly rounded bar actions and furniture carved in high relief with 'large scroll' scrolling acanthus on a matted background, the lockplates with game scenes signed 'K.C. HUNT', No. 1 left lockplate with a brace of pheasant, the right with a nye of pheasant, both in woodland settings, the underside with an oval cartouche engraved 'LONDON. J. PURDEY & SONS. ENGLAND', the No. 2 left lockplate with a pack of grouse, the right with a covey of French partridge in flight, both in scrubland settings, the underside with an oval cartouche engraved 'LONDON. J. PURDEY & SONS. ENGLAND', 14 5/8in. figured stocks, each gold inset with three sets of initials, No.1 with 'ELC', 'CCC' and MEC', No.2 with 'ELC', 'CCC' and 'DCC', weight 6lb. 3oz., in their lightweight leather motor case with canvas and leather outer cover and some accessories in red leather pouches
Provenance: The makers have kindly provided us with the following information:
Completed: August 4th 1967
For: Eric L. Colston
Description: A pair of lightweight hammerless ejector game guns
Weight: 6lb. 2 1/2oz.
Calibre: 12-bore
Barrels: [Not recorded]
Choke: Both Imp. Cyl. & Mod.
Stock: 13 3/4in.
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Estimate £15,000-20,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act