Lot Essay
Purdey's have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in August 1897. The barrel length is original
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN BY J. PURDEY, No. 15979, cocking-indicators, best bouquet and scroll engraving, well-figured stock with extension, the Whitworth-steel chopper-lump barrels with game-rib (loose)
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A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN BY J. PURDEY, No. 15979, cocking-indicators, best bouquet and scroll engraving, well-figured stock with extension, the Whitworth-steel chopper-lump barrels with game-rib (loose)
Weight 6lb. 8½oz., 14 7/8in. pull, 29in. barrels, approx. I.C. & 5/8 choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro proof
Weight 6lb. 8½oz., 14 7/8in. pull, 29in. barrels, approx. I.C. & 5/8 choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro proof