BY J. PURDEY & SONS, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 13362 FOR 1889

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A 12-BORE BAR-IN-WOOD TOP-LEVER HAMMERGUN
BY J. PURDEY & SONS, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 13362 FOR 1889
With blued nitro Belgian replacement chopperlump barrels signed 'J. PURDEY & SONS. AUDLEY HOUSE. SOUTH AUDLEY STREET. LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL' and numbered '1' on the rib, and signed 'SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL' along with two Whitworth trade mark stamps on the underside, 2¾in. (70mm) chambers, bored approx. ¼ choke and imp. cyl., case-hardened action with carved percussion fences, case-hardened locks each signed 'J. PURDEY & SONS' and with rebounding dolphin hammers, reblued trigger-guard, best fine bouquet and scroll engraving, well figured 14¾in. (37.5cm.) stock including 1½in. (3.8cm.) leather-covered padded extension, in a fitted leather case with Dixon shot-measure
30in. (76.2cm.) barrels
7lbs

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in October 1889 for the Duke de Regla with 30in. barrels.

This Lot is a Section 2 shotgun. For licensing requirements and other important information, please refer to the "Explanation of Cataloguing Practice" in relation to firearms on page 76

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