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LOT 3510
Exceptional Factory Master Bradley Tallett Signed and Engraved J.
Purdey & Sons 16 Gauge Self-Opening Sidelock Double Barrel Shotgun
with Case - Serial no. 29850, 16 gauge, 30 inch solid rib bbl., blue/casehardened
finish, walnut stock. James Purdey & Sons is one of the premier makers of fine
arms in the world, and this gun certainly lives up to their exacting standards.
The gun was built with blued steel chopperlump barrels featuring a single bead
sight on the matted concave solid rib, “J. PURDEY & SONS.” and “AUDLEY HOUSE,
SOUTH AUDLEY STREET, LONDON, ENGLAND.” signed on the left and right
tubes respectively, band of engraving at the breech with a flourish of scroll,
2000 dated London proof marks on the flats, and 2 3/4 inch chambers with
automatic ejectors. The barrels are mated to a richly case colored self-opening
sidelock action which displays beautifully executed broad leafy scroll engraving
surrounding “J. PURDEY & SONS.” signatures on either lockplate and “J. PURDEY &
SONS./LONDON, ENGLAND.” signed on the underside flanking a fine woodcock
in flight. The engraving extends to the toplever, the triggerguard, and both
tangs. The gun is signed “B. TALLETT 2000” on the triggerplate to the right of the
trigger for the extremely talented English Master Engraver Bradley Tallett.
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