29 Jul 2009
11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge
Antique Arms, Armour and Modern Sporting Guns including the Henk L.Visser Library, Part III
Back to auction 16826
Antique Arms, Armour and Modern Sporting Guns including the Henk L.Visser Library, Part III
Back to auction 16826
A fine pair of 12-bore self-opening sidelock ejector guns by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 27265/6
Best bouquet and foliate-scroll engraving, much hardening-colour, cocking-indicators, highly-figured stocks (No. 1 a replacement, possibly by the makers) with recoil-pads, the chopper-lump barrels with game-ribs engraved J. Purdey & Sons, Audley House, South Audley Street, London, England
Weight 6lb. 12oz. (No. 1), and 6lb. 9½oz. (No. 2), 14 3/8in. pull, 30in. barrels, approx. I.C. & 3/8 choke (No. 1) and ¼ & 3/8 choke (No. 2), 2½in. chambers, London nitro proof
In their leather motor-case
Weight 6lb. 12oz. (No. 1), and 6lb. 9½oz. (No. 2), 14 3/8in. pull, 30in. barrels, approx. I.C. & 3/8 choke (No. 1) and ¼ & 3/8 choke (No. 2), 2½in. chambers, London nitro proof
In their leather motor-case
Sold for
£37,200
inc. premium
Footnotes
- The makers have kindly confirmed that the guns were completed in 1965
Category: Arms and Armour / Sporting Guns
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