J. Purdey: a 12 bore single percussion gun, serial number 3195, three-stage twist barrel 31 in.,

J. Purdey: a 12 bore single percussion gun, serial number 3195, three-stage twist barrel 31 in., hexagonal breech giving way to a section with chamfered edges and then becoming round by way of a short series of moulded bands, top flat engraved 'J. PURDEY, 314 1/2 OXFORD STREET, LONDON', hooked breech, London proof, finely scroll engraved tang, lock engraved with a geometric border and foliate scrolls and inscribed 'PURDEY', walnut stock with chequered straight hand grip and engraved steel furniture, horn nose cap, brass tipped wooden ram rod with concealed worm. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.

The George Geear Collection