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JAMES PURDEY, LONDON A FINE CASED 46-BORE PERCUSSION SINGLE-BARRELLED 'PEA' RIFLE, serial no. 1353, for 1828, with expertly rebrowned octagonal 26in. barrel rifled in eight grooves, the top-flat signed 'I. PURDEY, No. 314 1/2 OXFORD STREET LONDON', bead fore-sight, the muzzle also shallow dove-tailed for a tunnel protector (absent), standing notch rear-sight with additional folding leaf, colour hardened squared breech with twin platinum lines and vented plug, border and scroll engraved top-tang, borderline and scroll engraved bar-action lock signed 'PURDEY', sliding safe behind the engraved hammer, chequered birdseye maple half-stock with raised cheek-piece, iron furniture including chequered raised finger-spur to the lower tang, gold border engraved escutcheon to the wrist and the barrel key and bun-tipped ebony ramrod, complete with its manufacturer's mahogany storage case lines and compartmented in green baize, original parchment trade label inside lid and retaining it flask, nipple pot, cleaning rod and with some extra added accessories.

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JAMES PURDEY, LONDON A FINE CASED 46-BORE PERCUSSION SINGLE-BARRELLED 'PEA' RIFLE, serial no. 1353, for 1828, with expertly rebrowned octagonal 26in. barrel rifled in eight grooves, the top-flat signed 'I. PURDEY, No. 314 1/2 OXFORD STREET LONDON', bead fore-sight, the muzzle also shallow dove-tailed for a tunnel protector (absent), standing notch rear-sight with additional folding leaf, colour hardened squared breech with twin platinum lines and vented plug, border and scroll engraved top-tang, borderline and scroll engraved bar-action lock signed 'PURDEY', sliding safe behind the engraved hammer, chequered birdseye maple half-stock with raised cheek-piece, iron furniture including chequered raised finger-spur to the lower tang, gold border engraved escutcheon to the wrist and the barrel key and bun-tipped ebony ramrod, complete with its manufacturer's mahogany storage case lines and compartmented in green baize, original parchment trade label inside lid and retaining it flask, nipple pot, cleaning rod and with some extra added accessories.

Estimate 4 000 - 6 000 GBP
Starting price 4 000 GBP

* Not including buyer’s premium.
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For sale on Monday 29 Jul - 09:00 (BST)
wolferton-norfolk, United Kingdom
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