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J. PURDEY & SONS
A FINE PAIR OF LIGHTWEIGHT GAME-SCENE ENGRAVED 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTORS, serial no. 24613 / 4,
for 1932, 28in. nitro chopperlump barrels, the ribs engraved 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL.' and gold-inlaid '1' and '2' at the breech ends, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 3/4 choke, toplevers gold-inlaid '1' and '2', automatic safeties with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' details, cocking-indicators, fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets surrounding game scene vignettes of hound and fowl, retaining some colour-hardening and traces of finish, 14 3/8in. figured stocks, weight 6lb. 2oz., in a '5 Star' universal double flight case
Provenance: The makers have kindly provided us with the following information:
No. 24,613/4
Completed: November 1932
For: F T Bedford
Description: A pair of lightweight hammerless ejector game guns
Weight:6lb 2oz
Calibre:12-bore
Barrels:28in. Whitworth for 2 5/8 case
Choke: Tight Cyl. & Mod.
Stock:14 ¼ in.
Notes:
Grouse & partridge on lock plates, dogs under action
Gold ovals F.T.B on
Further research would indicate F T Bedford to be Frederick Thomas Bedford (1877 - 1963), industrialist, yachtsman and philanthropist. He was chairman of Penick & Ford Ltd.
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Estimate £15,000-20,000
S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act