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The makers have kindly confirmed that the guns were completed in 1923 and that the No.1 gun was subsequently rebarrelled by them in 1993
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A PAIR OF 12-BORE ROUNDED BAR SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS BY J. PURDEY, NO. 22458/9
Best bouquet and scroll engraving with some hardening-colour, highly-figured stocks with short extensions, replacement forend (No.1), the No.1 gun with replacement chopper-lump barrels by the makers, the No.2 with original Whitworth-steel chopper-lump barrels, both with game-ribs
Weight 6lb. 11oz. (No. 1) and 6lb. 7oz. (No. 2), 14in. pulls, 28in. barrels, each approx. .3/8 & choke, 2in. chambers, nitro proof
Best bouquet and scroll engraving with some hardening-colour, highly-figured stocks with short extensions, replacement forend (No.1), the No.1 gun with replacement chopper-lump barrels by the makers, the No.2 with original Whitworth-steel chopper-lump barrels, both with game-ribs
Weight 6lb. 11oz. (No. 1) and 6lb. 7oz. (No. 2), 14in. pulls, 28in. barrels, each approx. .3/8 & choke, 2in. chambers, nitro proof