Lot Essay
Unsworth notes that this pistol was paired with 3608. They are recorded by the makers as 'Double pistols - carbine', and were sold on 30 March 1842 for £52. 10. 0.
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J. PURDEY, 314 ½ OXFORD STREET, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 3607 FOR 1842
Details
A SCARCE .65 (CARBINE BORE) DOUBLE-BARRELLED PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOL
J. PURDEY, 314 ½ OXFORD STREET, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 3607 FOR 1842
With 8 in. (20.3 cm.) twist sighted barrels with stirrup ramrod, engraved patent breeches, border and scroll engraved mounts and bolted back-action locks, walnut half-stock, silver escutcheon engraved with crest and initials, London proof marks
J. PURDEY, 314 ½ OXFORD STREET, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 3607 FOR 1842
With 8 in. (20.3 cm.) twist sighted barrels with stirrup ramrod, engraved patent breeches, border and scroll engraved mounts and bolted back-action locks, walnut half-stock, silver escutcheon engraved with crest and initials, London proof marks
Provenance
Property of a Gentleman, Christie's, London, 19 December 1961, lot 84.
Literature
L. Patrick Unsworth, The Early Purdeys, p. 136.
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