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.500 (Black Powder Express) Centrefire Double Barrelled Hammer Rifle By J. Purdey
.500 (Black Powder Express) Centrefire Double Barrelled Hammer Rifle By J. Purdey
£5,750.00
Product Code
PURDEY122
In stock
A .500 (Black Powder Express) Centrefire Double Barrelled Hammer Rifle By J. Purdey, 314 Oxford Street, London. Circa 1873. With browned damascus twist sighted barrels each rifled with six spiral grooves and signed in full along the rib in front of the folding adjustable back sight from 100 to 300 yards, the sight and adjuster each with central platinum line.
A .500 (Black Powder Express) Centrefire Double Barrelled Hammer Rifle By J. Purdey, 314 Oxford Street, London. Circa 1873. With browned damascus twist sighted barrels each rifled with six spiral grooves and signed in full along the rib in front of the folding adjustable back sight from 100 to 300 yards, the sight and adjuster each with central platinum line.
Long slender border engraved case hardened tang decorated with foliate scrollwork and PATENT in an oval between the hollowed percussion fences, side-clips, border engraved case hardened action, long guard rotary under-lever with ring terminal on the serial numbered chequered spur. Signed border engraved case hardened serial numbered detented non rebounding back action locks, and dolphin hammers. Chequered steel butt plate engraved CHARGE over 4 DRMS. No. 6 POWDER on the heel. Highly figured butt (some old bruising) with cheek piece and chequered grip. Chequered detachable forend with dark brown horn cap, sling mounts, and retaining some original finish, London proof marks.
Literature: Dallas, p. 193. Built for Sir J.W. Clerk.
| Weight (kg) | 4.49 |
|---|---|
| Mechanism | Centrefire |
| License Type | No Licence Required |
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