J. Purdey & Sons Sidelock Ejector 12 Gauge, 2 3/4" Chambers
Top of breech end, 28-inch barrels.
Proofs, Modern 28-inch barrels
Proofs, Original barrels
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| | Original 25" SxS chopper-lump barrels with smooth concave rib choked light |
| | improved cylinder and light modified, nitro proved for 1 1/8oz with |
| | chambers opened to 2 3/4". Later 28" SxS dovetail-lump barrels with smooth |
| | concave rib choked improved cylinder & modified and London proved in |
| | 1989 for 2 3/4" cartridges. 14" pull from front trigger to checkered wood butt. |
| | 1 1/2" - 2 1/4" drop. 3/8" cast-on. Highly figured walnut stocks by Paul |
| | Hodgins with Anson-release splinter forend, straight English grip, classic |
| | point-pattern checkering with mullered borders, teardrops, and gold oval |
| | with intertwined script initials CFG. Acanthus scroll engraved receiver with |
| | bushed firing pins, cocking indicators, automatic top tang safety with SAFE |
| | inlaid in gold. Weight: 6lbs, 6oz with 28" barrels. Built 1904. 99%barrel blue, |
| | 80% casehardening colors. In modern oak & leather trunk case with snap |
| | caps, oil and striker bottles, two horn-handled turnscrews and brush, |
| | cleaning rod and maker's label. $15,950. |
The minimum barrel wall thicknesses I could find in each set of barrels are as
follows:
25" Barrels: minimum wall thicknesses .020" in both barrels.
28" Barrels minimum wall thicknesses .032" in both barrels;
The original chopper-lump
barrels, built by Purdey, numbered to the gun, and bearing Purdey barrel tube
numbers 31522 & 31523 on the forend loop, measure 25 long. Amongst the
proofmarks for both barrels is stamped the word CHOKE. That means that when
proved, they had material (but not exactly specified) constriction at the
muzzles, ie: not for ball. The right bore measures .742 internal diameter with
.008 constriction. The left bore measures .740 internal diameter with .012
constriction. Such constrictions might have been accomplished by backboring the
rest of the inside behind the choke area. There is no sign of any sweated-in
choke sleeves. The edges of the tubes touch at the muzzle; there is no obvious
sign that they have been shortened. But, indeed, they must have been.
The extra, dovetail barrels
do not bear Purdey barrel tube numbers on the forend loop, are London proved in
1989, and measure 28 long. They are engraved with Purdeys standard marking on
the top rib, but they were built by someone else in the trade---whom, I know
not. The work is to appropriate standard and they ring like chimes. The right
bore measures .728 internal diameter with .008 constriction. The left bore
measures .728 internal diameter with .018 constriction.
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