Sporting Guns

The Sporting Gun department at Bonhams Knightsbridge has grown significantly in recent years to become one of the global leaders in this specialist field.

The sales, held three times a year at our Montpelier Street salerooms include a fine and varied selection of best quality British and European shotguns and rifles - including the best makers such as Holland & Holland, Purdey, Boss, Woodward, Lebeau-Courally, Francotte, Bosis and numerous others. A variety of accessories including gun cases, cartridge-magazines, cartridge display boards and books are also included in these sales. The market in this specialist area remains very buoyant and record prices have been frequently achieved in recent years.

Highlights from past auctions

Sold for £43,250 inc. premium
A fine 12-bore (2¾in) over-and-under sidelock ejector gun by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 26590 The whole in its brass-mounted ...
Sold for £37,250 inc. premium
A fine pair of 12-bore self-opening sidelock ejector guns by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 22308/9 In their brass-mounted oak ...
Sold for £37,250 inc. premium
A trio of 12-bore self-opening sidelock ejector guns by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 19723/4/5 Built for the Marquess ...
Sold for £21,600 inc. premium
A pair of 12-bore self-opening sidelock ejector guns by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 14858/9 In their brass-mounted oak and ...

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Valuation events

A fine pair of 12-bore sidelock ejector guns by Joseph Lang & Son, no. 15938/9  In their brass-mounted, oak and leather case
A 12-bore over-and-under sidelock ejector gun by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 26590 The whole in its brass-mounted oak and leather case with canvas cover
A fine J.G. Salt-engraved 20-bore (2¾in) 'The "Royal" Model' self-opening sidelock ejector gun by Holland & Holland, no. 41245 In its brass-mounted oak and leather case with canvas cover

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