Fine Modern & Antique Arms - March 2025 : Sale A0325 Lot 1355
J. PURDEY & SONS A COMPOSED PAIR OF 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 20780 / 21106,

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J. PURDEY & SONS
A COMPOSED PAIR OF 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 20780 / 21106,
circa 1913 and 1914, 28in. nitro reproved chopperlump barrels, the ribs engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL.' and '1' and '2', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/4 choke, toplevers engraved '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, removable striker discs, cocking-indicators, best fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, 14 5/8in. well-figured stocks including 7/8in. recoil pads, each stock inset in silver with the initials 'CD', weight 6lb. 11oz. and 6lb. 12oz., in a brass-cornered oak and leather case with Purdey trade label and charges label for gun no. 20780, the lid outer marked 'CHARLES DONALDSON' and central circular brass escutcheon engraved 'AIRTHREY CASTLE BRIDGE OF ALLAN'



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Estimate £7,000-9,000

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act