A 12-bore sidelock ejector gun by J. Woodward & Sons, no. 6183 In its brass-mounted oak and leather case with some accessories
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Find your local specialistA 12-bore sidelock ejector gun by J. Woodward & Sons, no. 6183
Weight 6lb. 11½oz., 15 5/8in. pull, 29in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ¼ choke, 2½in. chambers, London nitro proof
In its brass-mounted oak and leather case with some accessories
Footnotes
Accompanied by an invoice from Purdey's dated 1983 for extending the stock and repairing and reblacking the barrels
Purdeys have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1910 as one of a trio for Major Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury & Talbot (1860-1921)
The 20th Earl of Shrewsbury, and 5th Earl Talbot, he inherited the title aged 17, along with the honorary title of Lord High Steward of Ireland. He eloped with a married woman, a grand-daughter of the 7th Baron Byron, with whom he had one son, Viscount Ingestre, who died during his father's lifetime, but was father to the 21st Earl. He was responsible for the sale of Alton Towers which had been the family seat, and was responsible for the founding of the car firm of Clement Talbot, importing Clement cars from France. It is from him that the car brand Talbot took it's name