拍品專文
The makers have kindly confirmed that the guns were completed in 1873 as the No.1 and No.3 guns of a set of three, Nos. 8998, 8999 and 9000. They appear to have been little used
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A FINE PAIR OF 12-BORE BAR-IN-WOOD HAMMER GUNS BY J. PURDEY, NO. 8998 (1) & 9000 (3)
The rebounding sidelocks with dolphin hammers, toplevers, percussion fences, best foliate-scroll engraving with much hardening-colour, highly-figured stocks, the browned fine damascus barrels with sunken ribs
Weight 6lb. 8oz., 14in. stocks, 30in. barrels, all approx. cyl., 2in. chambers, Black Powder proof
The rebounding sidelocks with dolphin hammers, toplevers, percussion fences, best foliate-scroll engraving with much hardening-colour, highly-figured stocks, the browned fine damascus barrels with sunken ribs
Weight 6lb. 8oz., 14in. stocks, 30in. barrels, all approx. cyl., 2in. chambers, Black Powder proof