The choking is Ben\'s preferred constrictions, by coincidence (or maybe not as Ben has had a huge influence on my hunting )the same as mine for upland!

My esteemed close friend and helper Jason Bartel at the Great Northern shoot a few weeks ago picked this gun off the table there and shot the main event, putting over a case and a half shells through it. He proclaimed it did not even have one hickup and gave him a very high score. He would like to have the gun but alas he has four children which are not even near college age yet so is not a place to purchase it. If you would like to buy this for Jason, I am sure he would forever be in your debt or perhaps if you purchase you could let him use it once in a while.

All kidding aside, this is a very nice vintage Purdey with great providence and proof of present and excellent reference for future reliability in the field. There is a story from a past issue of Covey Rise which features this fine double. I am in the process of getting a copy.

*In the interest in disclosing all information on this gun, when we got it there was a hairline crack going with the grain on the left side mid-stock. It stopped after about 3". We successfully invisibly repaired it and it obviously is holding up as with Jasons 300 plus shells through it, it is holding strong. *** Note: To see this gun with high resolution photos and a zoom-in feature, go to the vintagedoubles main site and search for the gun ID: 5470 or browse the main site to see our full gun collection.

Price: $14,600.00

Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: James Purdey & Sons 12 bore Game Gun formally owned by prestigious gundog author Ben "O" Williams
Model: None
Serial Number: 12656
Ejectors: Yes
Barrels: 27
Barrel Type: Steel
Action: Sidelock ejector
Gauge Info: 12 gauge
Stock Comb: 1 7/16
Stock Heel: 2 1/2
Stock Cast: 1/4
LOP: 14 5/8" with le
Weight: 6 lbs 5.5 ozs
Choke Left: .010 IC
Choke Right: .004 skeet
Proof:Nitro: 2 1/2
Minimum Wall Thickness Left: .020
Minimum Wall Thickness Right: .023