Lot Essay
UNSWORTH NOTES THAT THESE PISTOLS WERE SOLD ON 12TH FEBRUARY 1848 FOR £52. 10. 0. THE DIMENSION BOOK STATES THEY WERE TO BE CASED AND FITTED WITH BLACK STOCKS AND TURNED BUTT-CAPS WITH TRAPS.
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BY JAMES PURDEY, LONDON, SERIAL NOS. 3843/4 FOR 1848
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A FINE & RARE CASED PAIR OF 17-BORE DOUBLE-BARRELLED PERCUSSION PISTOLS
BY JAMES PURDEY, LONDON, SERIAL NOS. 3843/4 FOR 1848
EACH WITH REBROWNED TWIST SIGHTED BARRELS SIGNED 'J. PURDEY. 314½ OXFORD STREET. LONDON' ON THE RIB, FOLIATE ENGRAVED CASE-HARDENED PATENT BREECHES EACH WITH SHORT INLAID PLATINUM LINE, CASE-HARDENED BORDER AND SCROLL ENGRAVED TANGS AND BACK-ACTION BOLTED LOCKS, THE LATTER EACH SIGNED 'J. PURDEY. 314½ OXFORD ST. LONDON', BLACKENED WALNUT HALF-STOCK WITH CHEQUERED BUTT, BORDER AND SCROLL ENGRAVED IRON MOUNTS INCLUDING BLUED TRIGGER-GUARD AND CASE-HARDENED BUTT-CAP, THE LATTER WITH AN ENGRAVED HINGED TRAP-COVER, SILVER ESCUTCHEON AND BARREL-BOLT ESCUTCHEONS, AND STIRRUP RAMROD, LONDON PROOF MARKS, IN ORIGINAL FITTED MAHOGANY CASE LINED IN GREEN BAIZE WITH SOME ACCESSORIES INCLUDING BRASS-MOUNTED COPPER PISTOL-FLASK AND IVORY CAP POT, THE LID WITH PURDEY TRADE LABEL, THE EXTERIOR WITH FLUSH-FITTING BRASS CARRYING HANDLE AND BRASS CIRCULAR ESCUTCHEON
8IN. (20.3CM.) BARRELS
BY JAMES PURDEY, LONDON, SERIAL NOS. 3843/4 FOR 1848
EACH WITH REBROWNED TWIST SIGHTED BARRELS SIGNED 'J. PURDEY. 314½ OXFORD STREET. LONDON' ON THE RIB, FOLIATE ENGRAVED CASE-HARDENED PATENT BREECHES EACH WITH SHORT INLAID PLATINUM LINE, CASE-HARDENED BORDER AND SCROLL ENGRAVED TANGS AND BACK-ACTION BOLTED LOCKS, THE LATTER EACH SIGNED 'J. PURDEY. 314½ OXFORD ST. LONDON', BLACKENED WALNUT HALF-STOCK WITH CHEQUERED BUTT, BORDER AND SCROLL ENGRAVED IRON MOUNTS INCLUDING BLUED TRIGGER-GUARD AND CASE-HARDENED BUTT-CAP, THE LATTER WITH AN ENGRAVED HINGED TRAP-COVER, SILVER ESCUTCHEON AND BARREL-BOLT ESCUTCHEONS, AND STIRRUP RAMROD, LONDON PROOF MARKS, IN ORIGINAL FITTED MAHOGANY CASE LINED IN GREEN BAIZE WITH SOME ACCESSORIES INCLUDING BRASS-MOUNTED COPPER PISTOL-FLASK AND IVORY CAP POT, THE LID WITH PURDEY TRADE LABEL, THE EXTERIOR WITH FLUSH-FITTING BRASS CARRYING HANDLE AND BRASS CIRCULAR ESCUTCHEON
8IN. (20.3CM.) BARRELS
Literature
L. PATRICK UNSWORTH, THE EARLY PURDEYS, P. 137
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.