Purdey Sidelock Shotgun 27888

James Purdey and Sons

£50000

Completed in 1974, the square-bar action-body has our concealed third-grip and clip sides, and the lockplates are engraved with game scenes of pheasant and duck in flight surrounded by Large Scrollwork, executed by D. O’Brien and complemented with a silver finish. The underside of the action is engraved with a mallard in flight and the beaded-edge trigger-guard is engraved with a pointer on the bow. The well-figured stock is finished with a leather-covered recoil-pad. Both sets of barrels have matted flat-top ribs. The gun and its extra barrels are offered in their leather case.

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UK company
Registered at Companies House as JAMES PURDEY & SONS,LIMITED, number 00208758. Checked 2026-08-29.
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UK operations
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British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
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Where it is made
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