Guns International #: 102766597
Seller's Inventory #: 5470
The choking is Ben\'s preferred constrictions, by coincidence (or maybe not as Ben has had a huge influence on my hunting )the same as mine for upland!
My esteemed close friend and helper Jason Bartel at the Great Northern shoot a few weeks ago picked this gun off the table there and shot the main event, putting over a case and a half shells through it. He proclaimed it did not even have one hickup and gave him a very high score. He would like to have the gun but alas he has four children which are not even near college age yet so is not a place to purchase it. If you would like to buy this for Jason, I am sure he would forever be in your debt or perhaps if you purchase you could let him use it once in a while.
All kidding aside, this is a very nice vintage Purdey with great providence and proof of present and excellent reference for future reliability in the field. There is a story from a past issue of Covey Rise which features this fine double. I am in the process of getting a copy.
*In the interest in disclosing all information on this gun, when we got it there was a hairline crack going with the grain on the left side mid-stock.
It stopped after about 3".
We successfully invisibly repaired it and it obviously is holding up as with Jasons 300 plus shells through it, it is holding strong. *** Note: To see this gun with high resolution photos and a zoom-in feature, go to the vintagedoubles main site and search for the gun ID: 5470 or browse the main site to see our full gun collection.
Price:
$14,600.00
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer:
James Purdey & Sons
12 bore Game Gun formally owned by prestigious gundog author Ben "O" Williams
Model:
None
Serial Number:
12656
Ejectors:
Yes
Barrels:
27
Barrel Type:
Steel
Action:
Sidelock ejector
Gauge:
12 gauge
Stock Comb:
1 7/16
Stock Heel:
2 1/2
Stock Cast:
1/4
LOP:
14 5/8" with le
Weight:
6 lbs 5.5 ozs
Choke Left:
.010 IC
Choke Right:
.004
skeet
Proof:Nitro:
2 1/2
Minimum Wall Thickness Left:
.020
Minimum Wall Thickness Right:
.023
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Guns International #: 102766597
Category - Purdey Shotguns
- Shotguns - English Double Antique
James Purdey & Sons
12 bore Game Gun formally owned by prestigious gundog author Ben "O" Williams
Description: Hammerless Sidelocks - Completed in 1887 this fine Purdey is field ready and still holds the handling marks from all the experiance that Ben O Williams gave it when he owned and hunted with this gun. The choking is Ben\'s preferred constrictions, by coincidence (or maybe not as Ben has had a huge influence on my hunting )the same as mine for upland! My esteemed close friend and helper Jason Bartel at the Great Northern shoot a few weeks ago picked this gun off the table there and shot the main event, putting over a case and a half shells through it. He proclaimed it did not even have one hickup and gave him a very high score. He would like to have the gun but alas he has four children which are not even near college age yet so is not a place to purchase it. If you would like to buy this for Jason, I am sure he would forever be in your debt or perhaps if you purchase you could let him use it once in a while. All kidding aside, this is a very nice vintage Purdey with great providence and proof of present and excellent reference for future reliability in the field. There is a story from a past issue of Covey Rise which features this fine double. I am in the process of getting a copy. *In the interest in disclosing all information on this gun, when we got it there was a hairline crack going with the grain on the left side mid-stock.
It stopped after about 3".
We successfully invisibly repaired it and it obviously is holding up as with Jasons 300 plus shells through it, it is holding strong. *** Note: To see this gun with high resolution photos and a zoom-in feature, go to the vintagedoubles main site and search for the gun ID: 5470 or browse the main site to see our full gun collection. Contact Seller |
Guns International #: 102766597
Seller's Inventory #: 5470
The choking is Ben\'s preferred constrictions, by coincidence (or maybe not as Ben has had a huge influence on my hunting )the same as mine for upland!
My esteemed close friend and helper Jason Bartel at the Great Northern shoot a few weeks ago picked this gun off the table there and shot the main event, putting over a case and a half shells through it. He proclaimed it did not even have one hickup and gave him a very high score. He would like to have the gun but alas he has four children which are not even near college age yet so is not a place to purchase it. If you would like to buy this for Jason, I am sure he would forever be in your debt or perhaps if you purchase you could let him use it once in a while.
All kidding aside, this is a very nice vintage Purdey with great providence and proof of present and excellent reference for future reliability in the field. There is a story from a past issue of Covey Rise which features this fine double. I am in the process of getting a copy.
*In the interest in disclosing all information on this gun, when we got it there was a hairline crack going with the grain on the left side mid-stock.
It stopped after about 3".
We successfully invisibly repaired it and it obviously is holding up as with Jasons 300 plus shells through it, it is holding strong. *** Note: To see this gun with high resolution photos and a zoom-in feature, go to the vintagedoubles main site and search for the gun ID: 5470 or browse the main site to see our full gun collection.
Price:
$14,600.00
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer:
James Purdey & Sons
12 bore Game Gun formally owned by prestigious gundog author Ben "O" Williams
Model:
None
Serial Number:
12656
Ejectors:
Yes
Barrels:
27
Barrel Type:
Steel
Action:
Sidelock ejector
Gauge:
12 gauge
Stock Comb:
1 7/16
Stock Heel:
2 1/2
Stock Cast:
1/4
LOP:
14 5/8" with le
Weight:
6 lbs 5.5 ozs
Choke Left:
.010 IC
Choke Right:
.004
skeet
Proof:Nitro:
2 1/2
Minimum Wall Thickness Left:
.020
Minimum Wall Thickness Right:
.023
Guns International #: 102766597
Seller's Inventory #: 5470
The choking is Ben\'s preferred constrictions, by coincidence (or maybe not as Ben has had a huge influence on my hunting )the same as mine for upland!
My esteemed close friend and helper Jason Bartel at the Great Northern shoot a few weeks ago picked this gun off the table there and shot the main event, putting over a case and a half shells through it. He proclaimed it did not even have one hickup and gave him a very high score. He would like to have the gun but alas he has four children which are not even near college age yet so is not a place to purchase it. If you would like to buy this for Jason, I am sure he would forever be in your debt or perhaps if you purchase you could let him use it once in a while.
All kidding aside, this is a very nice vintage Purdey with great providence and proof of present and excellent reference for future reliability in the field. There is a story from a past issue of Covey Rise which features this fine double. I am in the process of getting a copy.
*In the interest in disclosing all information on this gun, when we got it there was a hairline crack going with the grain on the left side mid-stock.
It stopped after about 3".
We successfully invisibly repaired it and it obviously is holding up as with Jasons 300 plus shells through it, it is holding strong. *** Note: To see this gun with high resolution photos and a zoom-in feature, go to the vintagedoubles main site and search for the gun ID: 5470 or browse the main site to see our full gun collection.
Price:
$14,600.00
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer:
James Purdey & Sons
12 bore Game Gun formally owned by prestigious gundog author Ben "O" Williams
Model:
None
Serial Number:
12656
Ejectors:
Yes
Barrels:
27
Barrel Type:
Steel
Action:
Sidelock ejector
Gauge:
12 gauge
Stock Comb:
1 7/16
Stock Heel:
2 1/2
Stock Cast:
1/4
LOP:
14 5/8" with le
Weight:
6 lbs 5.5 ozs
Choke Left:
.010 IC
Choke Right:
.004
skeet
Proof:Nitro:
2 1/2
Minimum Wall Thickness Left:
.020
Minimum Wall Thickness Right:
.023