J. Purdey & Sons 20 Gauge #3174
Long barreled 20 gauge custom James Purdey & Sons sidelock ejector game gun with excellent scroll and gold inlaid game scenes by Rene Delcour and Philippe Grifnee with case. 2-3/4” chambers with 29” chopper lump bbls that are gold inlaid with “J. Purdey & Sons” and engraved with “Audley House, South Audley Street. London” on a narrow swamped game rib. Small sized case hardened Beesley patent self-opening action features automatic safety (SAFE inlaid in gold), disc strikers, raised rib tumbler end cocking indicators, and dbl triggers. Action is engraved with near full coverage very well cut large shaded open acanthus scroll with strapwork highlights in semi-relief surrounding well done portrait of retriever on bottom of action. “J. Purdey & Sons” and “London” are in gold on both sides. Fences have matching scroll which is carved a bit deeper. There are splashes of matching scroll on lockplates accenting very well rendered game scenes, major subjects are in relief gold, and backgrounds are nicely detailed; a pair of ducks are settling into woodland marsh on left lockplate and a pair of cock pheasant explode from brush into open field over rail fence on the right. This fine engraving is signed “R. Delcour & Ph Grifnee” on trigger plate. Trigger guard is also engraved and has SN in gold on the tang. Exhibition quality , well marbled and stump figured European walnut straight grip over checkered wood butt. LoP 14-5/8”, DaH 2-1/8”, & DaC 1-1/2”.
Long barreled 20 gauge custom James Purdey & Sons sidelock ejector game gun with excellent scroll and gold inlaid game scenes by Rene Delcour and Philippe Grifnee with case. 2-3/4” chambers with 29” chopper lump bbls that are gold inlaid with “J. Purdey & Sons” and engraved with “Audley House, South Audley Street. London” on a narrow swamped game rib. Small sized case hardened Beesley patent self-opening action features automatic safety (SAFE inlaid in gold), disc strikers, raised rib tumbler end cocking indicators, and dbl triggers. Action is engraved with near full coverage very well cut large shaded open acanthus scroll with strapwork highlights in semi-relief surrounding well done portrait of retriever on bottom of action. “J. Purdey & Sons” and “London” are in gold on both sides. Fences have matching scroll which is carved a bit deeper. There are splashes of matching scroll on lockplates accenting very well rendered game scenes, major subjects are in relief gold, and backgrounds are nicely detailed; a pair of ducks are settling into woodland marsh on left lockplate and a pair of cock pheasant explode from brush into open field over rail fence on the right. This fine engraving is signed “R. Delcour & Ph Grifnee” on trigger plate. Trigger guard is also engraved and has SN in gold on the tang. Exhibition quality , well marbled and stump figured European walnut straight grip over checkered wood butt. LoP 14-5/8”, DaH 2-1/8”, & DaC 1-1/2”.
Long barreled 20 gauge custom James Purdey & Sons sidelock ejector game gun with excellent scroll and gold inlaid game scenes by Rene Delcour and Philippe Grifnee with case. 2-3/4” chambers with 29” chopper lump bbls that are gold inlaid with “J. Purdey & Sons” and engraved with “Audley House, South Audley Street. London” on a narrow swamped game rib. Small sized case hardened Beesley patent self-opening action features automatic safety (SAFE inlaid in gold), disc strikers, raised rib tumbler end cocking indicators, and dbl triggers. Action is engraved with near full coverage very well cut large shaded open acanthus scroll with strapwork highlights in semi-relief surrounding well done portrait of retriever on bottom of action. “J. Purdey & Sons” and “London” are in gold on both sides. Fences have matching scroll which is carved a bit deeper. There are splashes of matching scroll on lockplates accenting very well rendered game scenes, major subjects are in relief gold, and backgrounds are nicely detailed; a pair of ducks are settling into woodland marsh on left lockplate and a pair of cock pheasant explode from brush into open field over rail fence on the right. This fine engraving is signed “R. Delcour & Ph Grifnee” on trigger plate. Trigger guard is also engraved and has SN in gold on the tang. Exhibition quality , well marbled and stump figured European walnut straight grip over checkered wood butt. LoP 14-5/8”, DaH 2-1/8”, & DaC 1-1/2”.