Guns International #: 102752047
Seller's Inventory #: 1790
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Guns International #: 102752047
Category - Purdey Shotguns
- Shotguns - English Double
Superb high original condition Purdey Best Quality Pigeon Gun 12ga W/case- a superior 1925 gun with excellent provenance!
Description: Built in 1925 for noted Newspaper mogul and philanthropist, Ira C. Copley of San Diego, CA. Gun built with 30" Whitworth barrels and proved for 1-1/4oz loads and has "matted rib" (very rare). Splinter forend. Gun is fabulously rose and scroll engraved and bold vivid original case color remaining. Gun built with hidden third fastener, double triggers, side-clips, auto safety. The straight grip buttstock is very nicely figured and terminates with an aging Silvers type pad. Gun is housed in its original matching numbers and "I.C.C." embossed case with original Purdey accessories remaining. Ira C. Copley can be easily found with a quick google search and served 6 consecutive terms in the House of Representatives. Copley was a media/newspaper magnate as well. There is a fascinating Wikipedia entry on him which can be found here: ://en.wikipedia/wiki/Ira_C._Copley Overall, the gun remains in fantastic original condition with more than 95% bold original metal finishes remaining. Stocks are sound and excellent with some minor marks but retain more than 95% of their original finishes. The only thing that has ever been touched on the gun is the pad which is an aging replacement. The original pad had crystallized. The case is excellent as are the original accesories. Bores are brilliant and shiny. Mechanics are perfect and gun is tight and on face. This is by far the single finest all original Purdey Pigeon gun I have owned or seen. It if offered at $32950 plus shipping to your FFL. Please dont hesitate to contact me with any questions or reasonable offers at (704) 280-2382 or via PM on this site. Price: $32,950.00 Buy Now Curio/Relic: Yes Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge Manufacturer: Purdey Model: Best Quality Pigeon Serial Number: 22723 Barrel Length: 30 Chambers: 2-3/4 Ejectors: Yes Condition: Excellent and original Metal Condition: Excellent and original Wood Condition: Excellent Bore Condition: Brilliant and shiny Barrels: Whitworth Steel Triggers: Double Triggers Stock Comb: 1-1/2 Stock Heel: 1-7/8 Stock Cast: Slightly off Fore End: Splinter forend Butt Pad: Aging Silvers pad LOP: 14-1/4 Rib: Factory orig. matted rib Weight: 7lbs. 6oz. Manufacture Date: 1925 Choke Left: .042 Choke Right: .043 Case: Original case with accessories Minimum Wall Thickness Left: .030 Minimum Wall Thickness Right: .030 Contact Seller |
Guns International #: 102752047
Seller's Inventory #: 1790
Guns International #: 102752047
Seller's Inventory #: 1790