



Lot 420*,S58
A fine 41-bore (.500 (Black Powder Express)) double-barrelled hammer rifle by J. Purdey, no. 9266
12 May 2016, 14:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £7,500 inc. premium
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A fine 41-bore (.500 (Black Powder Express)) double-barrelled hammer rifle by J. Purdey, no. 9266
Long-guard rotary-underlever, side-clips, rebounding backlocks with bolted-hammers, percussion fences, the sides of the action and furniture with best foliate-scroll engraving, much hardening-colour, the well-figured stock with cheek-piece and steel butt-plate engraved Charge, 4 Drams No. 6 Powder, sling-eyes, the damascus barrels with matt sight-rib engraved J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London with open-sights for 50, 150 and 200 yards and bead-foresight
Weight 10lb. 1oz., 14½in. pull (14⅜in. stock), 29in. barrels, London Black Powder proof
Weight 10lb. 1oz., 14½in. pull (14⅜in. stock), 29in. barrels, London Black Powder proof
Footnotes
The makers have kindly confirmed that the rifle was completed in 1874