Product Details
** J. PURDEY & SONS
A PAIR OF 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 27981 / 2,
for 1974, 30in. nitro chopperlump barrels with stippled matt ribs gold-inlaid '1' and '2', tubes engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. ENGLAND.', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and full choke in both, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, cocking-indicators, the actions, lockplates and furniture with Purdey 'large scroll' engraving, the undersides with J. PURDEY & SONS. LONDON' within elaborate navette shaped cartouches, retaining virtually full original colour-hardening and finish, 14in. figured stocks, weight 7lb. 4oz. (both), in their makers brass-cornered leather double guncase
Provenance: The makers have kindly provided us with the following information:
No. 27,981/2
Completed: May 1974
For: Monsieur Maurice Roussy
Description: A pair of hammerless ejector game guns
Weight: 7lb. 3 3/4oz.
Calibre: 12-bore 2 3/4in.
Barrels: 30in.
Choke: 1/2 & 7/8
Stock: 14 1/4in
Notes:
Large scroll engraving (no engraver noted)
Matted top rib
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Estimate £15,000-25,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act