*JAMES PURDEY 20 BORE BEST QUALITY SIDELOCK EJECTOR GAME GUN WITH ORIGINAL CASE AND ACCESSORIES.

*JAMES PURDEY 20 BORE BEST QUALITY SIDELOCK EJECTOR GAME GUN WITH ORIGINAL CASE AND ACCESSORIES. SN 25675. (Ca. 1939) Cal. 20 Ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 28″ Chopper lump bbls are engraved “J. Purdey & Sons. Audley House. South Audley Street. London. England.” on low, narrow, concave game rib. Bbl flats have London nitro proofs for 2-1/2″ chambers. Bottoms of bbls are stamped “Choke”, and have SNs, and barrel makers initials “GW”(George Wood). Tube numbers “63829” and “63830” are on loop. Small Beesley patent self-opening sidelock action features automatic safety (“Safe” inlaid in gold), double triggers, and bushed strikers. Action and lockplates are engraved with Purdey house style small scroll and rose. Engraving is very well done, as is typical for guns built during this period. Bottom of action is engraved “J. Purdey & Sons, London, England”. “J. Purdey & Sons” is on lockplates. Fiddleback figured and dark streaked European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-1/2″ over checkered wood butt, and features drop points and 20 LPI checkering with mullered borders. There is a small round gold crest plate on toe line with initials “E.M.V.” for Enders M. Voorhees of U.S. Steel, a prominent New York philanthropist. Matching splinter forend has Anson release. Actioners initials “S.W” (Whitehouse?) are on iron. Bore diameter: left -.617, right -.617. Bore restrictions: left -.021, right -.010. Wall thickness: left -.043, right -.045. Drop at heel: 2-9/16″, drop at comb: 1-9/16″. Weight: 5 lbs. 9 oz, LOP 14-1/2″. Oak and leather case has brass corners and hardware with initials “EMV” on medallion on lid. Interior is lined in maroon cloth with leather Purdey label, and paper label with charges for gun number 25675. Accessories include 2-pc (long body, short handle) ebony and brass cleaning rod, 2 ebony handled turn screws, ebony handled striker key, leather wallet containing pull-through cleaning kit, bone striker bottle with strikers, Purdey marked snap caps and oil bottle, as well as, cleaning brushes, and the key. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain virtually all high quality re-black. Action retains 80% original case color, silvering on fences, beads, and thinning on bottom. Lockplates retain 90% of their case color. Top lever and trigger guard retain virtually all of their re-blue. Buttstock retains most all of an old hand rubbed oil finish, with a few marks from handling. Forend has its original oil finish, and is dark. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Ejectors are in time. Bores are excellent. Case leather has numerous scuffs, mostly on edges. Straps are good, and handle is getting tired. Interior is fine, partitions are tight with a few marks in cloth from contact with gun. Leather label is excellent. Paper label is darkening. Accessories are fine, except snap caps on which the plating is beginning to lift. A very fine fast handling little gun, made during the years when the London gun trade was at its apex. 4-38982 MGM114 (32,500-42,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1172	$54,625.00	JAMES PURDEY 20 BORE BEST QUALITY SIDELOCK EJECTOR GAME GUN WITH ORIGINAL CASE AND ACCESSORIES. SN 25675. (Ca. 1939) Cal. 20 Ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 28″ Chopper lump bbls are engraved “J. Purdey & Sons. Audley House. South Audley Street. London. England.” on low, narrow, concave game rib. Bbl flats have London nitro proofs for 2-1/2″ chambers. Bottoms of bbls are stamped “Choke”, and have SNs, and barrel makers initials “GW”(George Wood). Tube numbers “63829” and “63830” are on loop. Small Beesley patent self-opening sidelock action features automatic safety (“Safe” inlaid in gold), double triggers, and bushed strikers. Action and lockplates are engraved with Purdey house style small scroll and rose. Engraving is very well done, as is typical for guns built during this period. Bottom of action is engraved “J. Purdey & Sons, London, England”. “J. Purdey & Sons” is on lockplates. Fiddleback figured and dark streaked European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-1/2″ over checkered wood butt, and features drop points and 20 LPI checkering with mullered borders. There is a small round gold crest plate on toe line with initials “E.M.V.” for Enders M. Voorhees of U.S. Steel, a prominent New York philanthropist. Matching splinter forend has Anson release. Actioners initials “S.W” (Whitehouse?) are on iron. Bore diameter: left -.617, right -.617. Bore restrictions: left -.021, right -.010. Wall thickness: left -.043, right -.045. Drop at heel: 2-9/16″, drop at comb: 1-9/16″. Weight: 5 lbs. 9 oz, LOP 14-1/2″. Oak and leather case has brass corners and hardware with initials “EMV” on medallion on lid. Interior is lined in maroon cloth with leather Purdey label, and paper label with charges for gun number 25675. Accessories include 2-pc (long body, short handle) ebony and brass cleaning rod, 2 ebony handled turn screws, ebony handled striker key, leather wallet containing pull-through cleaning kit, bone striker bottle with strikers, Purdey marked snap caps and oil bottle, as well as, cleaning brushes, and the key. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain virtually all high quality re-black. Action retains 80% original case color, silvering on fences, beads, and thinning on bottom. Lockplates retain 90% of their case color. Top lever and trigger guard retain virtually all of their re-blue. Buttstock retains most all of an old hand rubbed oil finish, with a few marks from handling. Forend has its original oil finish, and is dark. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Ejectors are in time. Bores are excellent. Case leather has numerous scuffs, mostly on edges. Straps are good, and handle is getting tired. Interior is fine, partitions are tight with a few marks in cloth from contact with gun. Leather label is excellent. Paper label is darkening. Accessories are fine, except snap caps on which the plating is beginning to lift. A very fine fast handling little gun, made during the years when the London gun trade was at its apex. 4-38982 MGM114 (32,500-42,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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