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The makers have kindly confirmed that the guns were completed in 1933 as ultra-lightweight 12's weighing 6lb. 1oz. each
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A FINE PAIR OF LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS BY J. PURDEY, NO. 24634/5
Best bouquet and scroll engraving, bright finish overall, manual safeties, cocking-indicators, well-figured stocks with semi-pistolgrips and leather-covered recoil-pads, the Whitworth-steel chopper-lump barrels with game-ribs
Weight 6lb. 3oz. (No.1) and 6lb. 4½oz. (No.2), 15¼in. pulls, 28in. barrels, both approx. ¼ & ¾ choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro proof
In their brass-mounted oak and leather case
Best bouquet and scroll engraving, bright finish overall, manual safeties, cocking-indicators, well-figured stocks with semi-pistolgrips and leather-covered recoil-pads, the Whitworth-steel chopper-lump barrels with game-ribs
Weight 6lb. 3oz. (No.1) and 6lb. 4½oz. (No.2), 15¼in. pulls, 28in. barrels, both approx. ¼ & ¾ choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro proof
In their brass-mounted oak and leather case
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
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