Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2014 : Sale A1214 Lot 1450 - S2
J. PURDEY & SONS A FINE, LITTLE-USED CHUNG-ENGRAVED 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 30145,

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J. PURDEY & SONS
A FINE, LITTLE-USED CHUNG-ENGRAVED 12-BORE SINGLE-TRIGGER SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 30145,
28in. nitro chopperlump barrels, the tubes engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. LONDON. ENGLAND.', 2 3/4in. chambers, multichokes (with spares), removable striker discs, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, rolled-edge triggerguard, the action, lockplates and furniture profusely engraved with bold flowing acanthus scrollwork on a matt background, the makers name gold-inlaid and contained within a scrolling banner, triggerplate signed 'P. Chung', the fore-end iron gold-inlaid 'PURDEY', 15 3/4in. highly-figured pistolgrip stock with engraved steel pistolgrip cap, weight 7lb., in its makers brass-cornered oak and tan leather guncase with canvas and leather outer

Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in November 2005. The engraving was performed by Paul Chung

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Estimate £30,000-50,000

S2