A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN BY J. PURDEY, NO. 16795

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A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN BY J. PURDEY, NO. 16795
Best bouquet and scroll engraving with some hardening-colour, cocking-indicators, highly-figured stock with short extension,
rebarrelled by the makers, with chopper-lumps and game-rib
Weight 6lb. 9oz., 14 5/8in. pull, 28in. barrels, approx. ¼ & ½ choke, 2½in. chambers, nitro proof

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Lot Essay

The makers have kindly confirmed that the gun was completed in 1900 and that new barrels were supplied by them in 1979
This gun is cast on for the left shoulder

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