Product Details
J. PURDEY & SONS
A 12-BORE BAR-IN-WOOD TOPLEVER HAMMERGUN, serial no. 12543,
for 1886, 28 1/8in. sleeved (in 1975) barrels (loose), rib address illegible and engraved '1' at the breech end, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. full choke in both, treble-grip action with hidden third bite, carved percussion fences, rebounding locks, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, brushed finish, 14in. figured stock, weight 6lb. 9oz., in a brass-cornered oak and leather guncase
Provenance: The makers have kindly provided us with the following information:
Completed: 27th October 1886
For: 'Deacon'
Description: A sidelock bar-in-wood hammer game gun
Weight: 6lb. 12oz.
Calibre: 12-bore
Barrels: 30in. Whitworth Steel
Choke: Plain & Modified
Stock: 14 1/2in.
Notes:
Action with concealed third grip
23rd June 1997: Recorded as being in Hastings
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Estimate £800-1,200
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act