Lot Essay
The gun was completed circa 1886
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A 12-BORE DOUBLE-BARRELLED HAMMER GUN BY J. PURDEY & SONS, NO. 12277
Best rose and scroll engraving, with slight traces of colour hardening, top-lever, bar-in-wood, treble-grip, rebounding locks, percussion fences, the steel barrels with game rib
Weight 6lb. 15½oz., 14 1/8in. stock, 30in. barrels, chokes approx. 3/8, 2½in. chambers, black powder proof
Best rose and scroll engraving, with slight traces of colour hardening, top-lever, bar-in-wood, treble-grip, rebounding locks, percussion fences, the steel barrels with game rib
Weight 6lb. 15½oz., 14 1/8in. stock, 30in. barrels, chokes approx. 3/8, 2½in. chambers, black powder proof
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime.
Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.