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The makers have kindly confirmed that the guns were completed in 1901 and 1904 as a pair
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A SCARCE PAIR OF 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUNS BY J. PURDEY, NO. 17406/17938
'D Quality', intercepting safeties, foliate-scroll engraving, the No.1 gun with well-figured stock (short crack at the hand) and the No.2 gun with figured replacement stock, Krupp-steel chopper-lump barrels with game-rib (No.1) and sleeved barrels with game-rib (No.2)
Weight 6lb. 6½oz. (No.1) and 6lb. 9½oz. (No.2), 14in. stocks, 30in. barrels, choke approx. I.C. & ¾ (No.1) and cyl. & I.C. (No.2), 2½in. chambers, nitro proof
'D Quality', intercepting safeties, foliate-scroll engraving, the No.1 gun with well-figured stock (short crack at the hand) and the No.2 gun with figured replacement stock, Krupp-steel chopper-lump barrels with game-rib (No.1) and sleeved barrels with game-rib (No.2)
Weight 6lb. 6½oz. (No.1) and 6lb. 9½oz. (No.2), 14in. stocks, 30in. barrels, choke approx. I.C. & ¾ (No.1) and cyl. & I.C. (No.2), 2½in. chambers, nitro proof