Lot Essay
Purdey's have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in August 1891. The specifications have remained unchanged since that date
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN BY J. PURDEY, No. 14087, cocking-indicators, best bouquet and scroll engraving, bright finish, highly-figured stock, 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. 14087, cocking-indicators, best bouquet and scroll engraving, bright finish, highly-figured stock, the Whitworth-steel chopper-lump barrels with game-rib (loose)
Weight 6lb. 11½oz., 14½in. stock, 30in. barrels, approx. ½ & 5/8 choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro reproof (left barrel-thickness marginal)
In a double-tiered oak and leather case (defective)
Weight 6lb. 11½oz., 14½in. stock, 30in. barrels, approx. ½ & 5/8 choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro reproof (left barrel-thickness marginal)
In a double-tiered oak and leather case (defective)