This is out of a Hallowell & Co ad in the 1991 Volume 2 Double Gun Journal:
J. PURDEY AND SONS PERCUSSION BACK ACTION SIDELOCK 14 GA. - 36" side by side barrels of Sir Joseph Whitworth's Fluid Compressed Steel choked cyl/cyl, 14-1/2" pull from DT to blued steel buttplate, Manton Patchlock-style hammers with detachable strikers. Platinum safety vents, Silver watertable, straight gr/splinter FE, figured walnut, scroll engraved and with pineapple finials. 10 lbs 2 oz, extra hammers, main springs & nipples. Hawksley measuring flasks for powder and shot, 4 turn screws, 5 nipple tools, 3 cleaning rods with innumerable tips, oil bottle, cap box, etc. All in fitted oak case with heavy leather overcase. Built in 1904 for Charles Gordon. Unfired and in new condition. ...$34,500
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