Product Details
J. PURDEY & SONS
A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 16595,
for 1899, 29 1/2in. nitro chopperlump barrels (some pits and rivels, wall thicknesses below recommended minimum), tubes engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 3/4 choke, self-opening action, toplever engraved '1', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, cocking-indicators, fine border and acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, brushed finish, 14 1/4in. figured stock (worn), weight 6lb. 8oz.
Provenance: The makers have kindly provided us with the following information:
Completed: July 1899
For: F. Egbert Hollond
Description: No. 1 of a pair of hammerless ejector game guns
Weight: 6lb. 10 1/2oz.
Calibre: 12-bore
Barrels: 30in. Whitworth Steel
Choke: Plain & Very Modified
Stock: 14 5/8 1/32in.
Notes:
Spring-bladed front-trigger
Solid heel to guard
2nd December 1899: rebarrelled to 29 1/2in. after original barrels were injured. Stock shortened to 14 1/2in.
Francis Egbert Hollond was the son of Reverend Edmund Hollond. He married Ursula Beatrice Philippa St. Leger, daughter of Colonel John St. Leger and Philippa Roper, on 20 December 1888. He died on 19 April 1953. He lived at Leiston Old Abbey, Suffolk, England, and held the office of Justice of the Peace.
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Estimate £1,500-2,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act