Lot 233S2
A 12-bore boxlock ejector gun by W. Evans (From Purdeys), no. 3695
1 December 2009, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £780 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA 12-bore boxlock ejector gun by W. Evans (From Purdeys), no. 3695
The treble-grip action-body with foliate-scroll engraving, well-figured stock with horn butt-plate, the barrels with game-rib engraved William Evans From Purdeys, 63, Pall Mall, St. James's St., London
Weight 6lb. 13½oz., 14¾in. pull (14 1/8in. stock), 30in. barrels, approx. cyl. & ½ choke, 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro reproof
Weight 6lb. 13½oz., 14¾in. pull (14 1/8in. stock), 30in. barrels, approx. cyl. & ½ choke, 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro reproof
Footnotes
The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1891