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 PURDEY BEST SXS HAMMER GUN 12 GAUGE KING ALFONSO OF SPAIN Guns International #: 100734825 Seller's Inventory #: SBFG16855 Category: Purdey Shotguns - Hammer Shotguns Seller's Information When emailing or calling sellers direct, please mention that you saw their listing on GunsInternational.com  Seller: Steve Barnett Fine Guns Company: Steve Barnett Fine Guns Member Since: 3/23/07 First Name: Steve Last Name: Barnett State: Mississippi Zip: 39773 Country: United States Phone: (662) 494-0779 Fax: (662) 494-0152 Platinum Seller Number of Active Listings: 2100 Total Number of Listings: 46058 Seller: FFL Dealer Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns. 3 days Payment Types Accepted: on FIREARMS sales we accept all payment types personal check, money order ,cashiers check and ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS all NON FIREARM ITEMS are payable by money order, personal, business or cashiers check only Description: Purdey Hammer gun sn. 19395 came from a collection of Spanish Royal Firearms, from the household of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. The makers have confirmed that this hammergun was completed in April 1909 for the King of Spain, Alfonso XIII. The records are specific that Barre was the engraver. The gun is covered in finely chiseled low relief with foliate scrollwork illustrating monsters and masks upon a blackened background. Included is a gold inlaid escutcheon with the Spanish Royal Coat of Arms. It is believed that the King used this gun in winning the Tiro-Pichon De Madrid in May 1921. Our provenance includes a picture of the King aside the trophy given for his win and holding what appears to be this gun. Purdey awarded the winner of the Tiro-Pichon De Madrid a prize gun that was to duplicate this piece, however Barre did not engrave the later gun as he was dead by 1921. In his book, "Purdey's", Richard Beaumont notes that around 1918 Tom Purdey wrote in the firms ledger books, King Alfonso was "one of the best friends Purdey's ever had". 32" 029 AND 032 1 1/4 OZ PROOF DOUBLE TRIGGER EXTRACTORS SPLINTER FOREARM ENGLISH GRIP CHECKERED BUTT MAKERS CASE EXCELLENT CONDITION 7LBS 9 0Z X 2 X 1 1/2 X UPCOMING FEATURE ARTICLE IN DOUBLE GUN JOURNAL Price: $99,500.00 |
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