J. PURDEY AND SONS BOX LOCK 12 BORE RIFLE WITH ORIGINAL CASE, ACCESSORIES, AND EXTRA SET OF SHOTGUN BARRELS.

J. PURDEY AND SONS BOX LOCK 12 BORE RIFLE WITH ORIGINAL CASE, ACCESSORIES, AND EXTRA SET OF SHOTGUN BARRELS. SN 13802. Cal. 12 Ga. 2-1/2″ Chambers. Rifle bbls are engraved “J. Purdey & Sons. Audley House, South Audley Street, London.” on plain flat top rib w/ two folding leaf express sight dovetailed through rib, brass bead front sight. 28″ Chopper Lump steel bbls. Full length rifling is present, and described, in factory letter as: “barrels 28″ with rifled three shallow grooved for shot or ball Whitworth steel, mounts for 50 and 100 yards”. Also “Extra D Quality Barrels fitted, bored cylinder and modified.” Rifle bbl flats show Birmingham nitro proofs for 2-1/2″ at .729, and are marked “Trademark D Quality”. SN “13802” (1890) is stamped on bottoms of bbls w/ Whitworth nos. “16782” and “16783” on loop. Bottom rib is engraved “Made of Sir Joseph Whitworth’s fluid – pressed – steel.” (Whitworth steel was an extra cost option on D Quality guns.) The 30″ steel shotgun bbls are engraved “J. Purdey & Sons, Audley House, South Audley Street, London.” on flat plain game rib w/ wedge of scroll engraving at breech end. Bbl flats have early London nitro proofs for 2-1/2″ chambers and are marked “Trademark D Quality”. Left bbl is stamped “choke” and SN is stamped on both bbls. Box lock action has London view and Birmingham nitro proof marks, “802”, “Trademark D Quality”, and “Anson & Deeley’s Patent 10065” on water table. Action is engraved with about 60% coverage well executed English scroll, w/ nicely filed beads around fences. “J Purdey & Sons” is engraved on both sides of action. Trigger guard has scroll and SN engraved. “Safe” is inlaid in gold in front of automatic safety button on top tang. Top lever is marked “Patent”. Nicely marbled straight grip European walnut buttstock measures 14-3/4″ over checkered horn butt plate, and features 20 LPI checkering w/ mullered borders, drop points, and silver oval engraved w/ “J. H. M. from G. S. B. 1897”. Note: Lid of case is also marked “J. H. M.” Anson release splinter forend has wood and checkering to match buttstock. Barrel Set number 1 (Rifle): Bore diameter: left -731, right -734. Bore restrictions: left -.000, right -.000. Wall thickness: left -.044, right -.040. Weight:7 lbs 2 oz. Barrel Set number 2 (Shotgun): Bore diameter: left -731, right -731. Bore restrictions: left -.022, right -.000. Wall thickness: left -.030, right -.031. Weight: 6 lbs 13 oz.Drop at heel: 2-1/8″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Leather case has brass corners, and brass central medallion with initials “J. H. M.” embossed on lid. Interior is lined in scarlet cloth w/ James Purdey paper label, and another label with charges for breech loading gun no. 13802. Case contains 2-pc ebony cleaning rod, ebony wad rammer and hand-held roll crimper both marked “J. Purdey & Sons 12”, Davis improved no. 13 round ball mould with no. 13802 stamped on one leg, pair of 12 ga. snap caps, 3 shipping/ inventory labels dated 1960 and marked “Col. Sanford”, Extra barrels are housed in heavy leather tube case w/ carrying strap. PROVENANCE: Copy of factory email. CONDITION: Very good. Rifle bbls retain virtually all London quality re-black. Shotgun bbls retain 90% of what appears to be original blue, w/ some slight freckling, and very small area of pitting under forend tip. Action retains 10% case color in protected areas around action beads. Floor plate and top lever retain most of their re-blue. Trigger guard retains 20%-30% original blue. Buttstock retains most of its original oil finish w/ numerous marks from handling and use. Checkering is slightly worn. Forend checkering is slightly dirty w/ one fairly deep ding toward the iron. Action is tight and on face with both sets of bbls. Bores and chambers are excellent, bright and shiny on both sets of bbls. Case leather is scuffed. Handle is missing. Interior is very good. Partitions are tight. Accessories are near excellent. Mould shows some heat discoloration from use. It is interesting to note that Purdey’s produced fewer than 425 double barrel hammerless rifles of all grades between 1880 and 2000. It appears that this rifle is their answer to Holland and Holland’s Paradox. A very interesting and perhaps unique rifle. 4-37411 MGM10 (13,500-17,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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	1241	$11,500.00	J. PURDEY AND SONS BOX LOCK 12 BORE RIFLE WITH ORIGINAL CASE, ACCESSORIES, AND EXTRA SET OF SHOTGUN BARRELS. SN 13802. Cal. 12 Ga. 2-1/2″ Chambers. Rifle bbls are engraved “J. Purdey & Sons. Audley House, South Audley Street, London.” on plain flat top rib w/ two folding leaf express sight dovetailed through rib, brass bead front sight. 28″ Chopper Lump steel bbls. Full length rifling is present, and described, in factory letter as: “barrels 28″ with rifled three shallow grooved for shot or ball Whitworth steel, mounts for 50 and 100 yards”. Also “Extra D Quality Barrels fitted, bored cylinder and modified.” Rifle bbl flats show Birmingham nitro proofs for 2-1/2″ at .729, and are marked “Trademark D Quality”. SN “13802” (1890) is stamped on bottoms of bbls w/ Whitworth nos. “16782” and “16783” on loop. Bottom rib is engraved “Made of Sir Joseph Whitworth’s fluid – pressed – steel.” (Whitworth steel was an extra cost option on D Quality guns.) The 30″ steel shotgun bbls are engraved “J. Purdey & Sons, Audley House, South Audley Street, London.” on flat plain game rib w/ wedge of scroll engraving at breech end. Bbl flats have early London nitro proofs for 2-1/2″ chambers and are marked “Trademark D Quality”. Left bbl is stamped “choke” and SN is stamped on both bbls. Box lock action has London view and Birmingham nitro proof marks, “802”, “Trademark D Quality”, and “Anson & Deeley’s Patent 10065” on water table. Action is engraved with about 60% coverage well executed English scroll, w/ nicely filed beads around fences. “J Purdey & Sons” is engraved on both sides of action. Trigger guard has scroll and SN engraved. “Safe” is inlaid in gold in front of automatic safety button on top tang. Top lever is marked “Patent”. Nicely marbled straight grip European walnut buttstock measures 14-3/4″ over checkered horn butt plate, and features 20 LPI checkering w/ mullered borders, drop points, and silver oval engraved w/ “J. H. M. from G. S. B. 1897”. Note: Lid of case is also marked “J. H. M.” Anson release splinter forend has wood and checkering to match buttstock. Barrel Set number 1 (Rifle): Bore diameter: left -731, right -734. Bore restrictions: left -.000, right -.000. Wall thickness: left -.044, right -.040. Weight:7 lbs 2 oz. Barrel Set number 2 (Shotgun): Bore diameter: left -731, right -731. Bore restrictions: left -.022, right -.000. Wall thickness: left -.030, right -.031. Weight: 6 lbs 13 oz.Drop at heel: 2-1/8″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Leather case has brass corners, and brass central medallion with initials “J. H. M.” embossed on lid. Interior is lined in scarlet cloth w/ James Purdey paper label, and another label with charges for breech loading gun no. 13802. Case contains 2-pc ebony cleaning rod, ebony wad rammer and hand-held roll crimper both marked “J. Purdey & Sons 12”, Davis improved no. 13 round ball mould with no. 13802 stamped on one leg, pair of 12 ga. snap caps, 3 shipping/ inventory labels dated 1960 and marked “Col. Sanford”, Extra barrels are housed in heavy leather tube case w/ carrying strap. PROVENANCE: Copy of factory email. CONDITION: Very good. Rifle bbls retain virtually all London quality re-black. Shotgun bbls retain 90% of what appears to be original blue, w/ some slight freckling, and very small area of pitting under forend tip. Action retains 10% case color in protected areas around action beads. Floor plate and top lever retain most of their re-blue. Trigger guard retains 20%-30% original blue. Buttstock retains most of its original oil finish w/ numerous marks from handling and use. Checkering is slightly worn. Forend checkering is slightly dirty w/ one fairly deep ding toward the iron. Action is tight and on face with both sets of bbls. Bores and chambers are excellent, bright and shiny on both sets of bbls. Case leather is scuffed. Handle is missing. Interior is very good. Partitions are tight. Accessories are near excellent. Mould shows some heat discoloration from use. It is interesting to note that Purdey’s produced fewer than 425 double barrel hammerless rifles of all grades between 1880 and 2000. It appears that this rifle is their answer to Holland and Holland’s Paradox. A very interesting and perhaps unique rifle. 4-37411 MGM10 (13,500-17,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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