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A CASED 34-BORE DOUBLE-BARRELLED PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE
BY J. PURDEY, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 5447 FOR 1858
A CASED 34-BORE DOUBLE-BARRELLED PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE BY J. PURDEY, LONDON, SERIAL NO. 5447 FOR 1858 WITH REBROWNED TWIST SIGHTED BARRELS EACH RIFLED WITH TWO BROAD GROOVES AND SIGNED 'J. PURDEY, 314½ OXFORD STREET, LONDON' ON THE RIB, BORDER AND SCROLL ENGRAVED CASE-HARDENED PATENT BREECHES EACH INLAID WITH PLATINUM LINE AND PIERCED PLATINUM PLUG, SCROLL ENGRAVED TANG, BORDER AND SCROLL ENGRAVED BOLTED LOCKS EACH SIGNED 'PURDEY', FIGURED WALNUT HALF-STOCK WITH RAISED CHEEK-PIECE, CHEQUERED GRIP AND FORE-END, BORDER AND SCROLL ENGRAVED IRON MOUNTS INCLUDING CHEQUERED BUTT-PLATE, PISTOLGRIP TRIGGER-GUARD AND HINGED CIRCULAR PATCHBOX-COVER, THE LAST ENGRAVED ON THE INSIDE '2 3/8 DRMS. RIFLE POWDER', SLING EYES, AND ORIGINAL SERIAL NUMBERED BRASS-MOUNTED RAMROD, LONDON PROOF MARKS, IN ORIGINAL FITTED BRASS-CORNERED OAK CASE LINED IN GREEN BAIZE WITH SOME ACCESSORIES INCLUDING TWO BULLET MOULDS EACH SERIAL NUMBERED TO THE RIFLE, AND A JAPANNED POWDER TIN MARKED 'IMPROVED RIFLE POWDER', THE LID WITH PURDEY TRADE LABEL, THE EXTERIOR FLUSH-FITTING BRASS CARRYING HANDLE ENGRAVED 'JAMES BANKS STANHOPE' AND CIRCULAR BRASS ESCUTCHEON, SOLD TOGETHER WITH A HANDWRITTEN NOTE LISTING THE CONTENTS OF THE CASE DATED APRIL 6TH 1865 AND A LETTER FROM THE MAKER'S DATED 5TH FEBRUARY 1980 CONFIRMING THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE, THE BARREL LENGTH AND THAT MR. J. BANKS STANHOPE WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER 30IN. (76.2CM.) BARRELS