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ANTIQUE JAMES PURDEY 12GA ISLAND LOCK HAMMERGUN 29 3/4” CYL/CLY NITRO PROOF STEEL BARRELS BUILT IN 1884 PURDEY LETTER GREAT DIMENSIONS FOR GAME/CLAYS
Guns International #: 102706147 Seller's Inventory #: HSA SG-392
Category: Shotguns - English Double Antique - Purdey Shotguns
Seller's Information
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Seller: Harrisonsportingarms
Member Since: 12/5/20
First Name: Scott
Last Name: Harrison
State: Mississippi
Zip: 39601
Country: United States
Phone: (601) 529-0770
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 82
Total Number of Listings: 1691
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: credit card, check, wire transfer
Description:
Antique James Purdey 12ga E grade island lock hammergun
29 3/4" CYL/CLY BARRELS (original chokes)
2 1/2" 1 1/8oz nitro proof
Lockup is tight
Excellent bores
Chokes: .002/.003
Bores:.734/.735 Proofed at .729/.729, well within proof.
Minimum wall thickness R:0.022 L:0.026, most of the both sides are well over 30 thou.
Rebounding hammers
Straight grip stock/splinter forend with correct flat top checkering.
LOP 14 1/2 over silvers pad
DAC 1 1/2
DAH 2 1/16
7lbs 7oz
The silvers recoil pad weighs 7oz if you replaced it with a Pachmayr old English you could get the gun to just over 7lbs.
Rounded action bar with carved percussion fences and back action island locks, nicley done border and scroll engraving. Action and barrels supplied by A. Smith (outworker to London trade) and stocked and completely finished by Purdey, current barrels supplied by Webley & Scott and finished and fitted by Purdey in 1895.
Excellent condition classic island lock Purdey that will be great on game or clays, gun balances right on the hinge pin. All the great shots of the late 1800s and early 1900s shot Purdey island lock hammerguns and many kept using them over more modern gun designs.
Built in 1884, all records from Purdey in pictures.
Nicely fit lightweight leather case with accessories included (snap caps, glass oil bottle, stuck cartridge removal tool, and vintage pull through bore cleaner)
Purdey letter in pictures
This gun shoots great with readily available gamebore evo 2 1/2" shells. No FFL needed for sale and can be shipped direct, brilliant gun that is ready to shoot.
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge
Condition: Very good
Metal Condition: Very good
Wood Condition: Excellent
Bore Condition: Excellent
Case: Lightweight leather with accessories