Lot 382S2
A fine pair of Tallet-engraved 12-bore self-opening sidelock ejector guns by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 29621/2 In their leather motorcase with canvas cover
In their leather motorcase with canvas cover
23 November 2023, 15:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge£40,000 - £60,000
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A fine pair of Tallet-engraved 12-bore self-opening sidelock ejector guns by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 29621/2 In their leather motorcase with canvas cover
Toplevers, ribs and forends numbered '1' & '2' in gold, the action-bodies with best bold foliate-scroll engraving with gold maker's names in scrolling banners, carved oak-leaf fences, virtually-full hardening-colour, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, articulated front triggers, highly-figured stocks, the chopper-lump barrels engraved 'J. Purdey & Sons, Audley House, South Audley Street, London, England' and signed 'D.S.' with game-ribs
Weights 6lb. 11oz., 15⅜in. stocks, 28in. barrels, approx. ¼ & ¼ (No.1) and ¼ & ⅜ (No.2) chokes, 2¾in. chambers, London nitro proof
In their leather motorcase with canvas cover
Weights 6lb. 11oz., 15⅜in. stocks, 28in. barrels, approx. ¼ & ¼ (No.1) and ¼ & ⅜ (No.2) chokes, 2¾in. chambers, London nitro proof
In their leather motorcase with canvas cover
Footnotes
The makers have kindly confirmed that these guns were completed in December 1998