





Lot 338S2
A fine 20-bore self-opening single-trigger sidelock ejector gun by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 26423 In a brass-mounted oak and leather case with James Purdey & Sons trade label
3 December 2020, 10:30 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £22,750 inc. premium
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A fine 20-bore self-opening single-trigger sidelock ejector gun by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 26423
Treble-grip action-body with concealed third-bite, bold foliate-scrollwork, virtually full hardening-colour, oak-leaf fences, side-clips, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, rolled-edge trigger-guard, well-figured stock with leather covered recoil-pad, the barrels engraved J. Purdey & Sons, Audley House, South Audley Street, London, England with raised matt-rib
Weight 5lb. 13oz., 14in. pull (13½in. stock), 27in. barrels, approx. ½ & full choke, 2¾in. chambers, London nitro proof
In a brass-mounted oak and leather case with James Purdey & Sons trade label
Weight 5lb. 13oz., 14in. pull (13½in. stock), 27in. barrels, approx. ½ & full choke, 2¾in. chambers, London nitro proof
In a brass-mounted oak and leather case with James Purdey & Sons trade label
Footnotes
The makers have kindly confirmed the gun was completed in November 1953 for a Mrs. Hopkins. It was repurchased by Purdey's in May 1975 when the stock was shortened and set, the toe rounded and the leather covered pad and gold oval fitted. The gun was resold the same year