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Purdey Percussion of another era #668072 12/04/25 07:34 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 447 Likes: 47 Colorado SXS 40 OP Sidelock
OP SXS 40 Sidelock Joined: May 2005 Posts: 447 Likes: 47 Colorado	Purdey Percussion gun circa 1834. Cased with accessories. The hand written letter attached to the lid is an invitation to a hunt circa 1843. The image of the original owner really confirms this gun is from another era. Click on image to enlarge. HWK
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Re: Purdey Percussion of another era SXS 40 #668078 12/04/25 08:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 14,081 Likes: 1871 somwers in Jawja Stanton Hillis Sidelock
Stanton Hillis Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 14,081 Likes: 1871 somwers in Jawja	Wow! May God bless America and those who defend her.

Re: Purdey Percussion of another era SXS 40 #668079 12/04/25 08:13 PM
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 3,597 Likes: 503 McLean, Virginia Argo44 Sidelock
Argo44 Sidelock Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 3,597 Likes: 503 McLean, Virginia	Ho Chi Flipping Minh!! Baluch are not Brahui, Brahui are Baluch

Re: Purdey Percussion of another era SXS 40 #668088 12/05/25 04:30 AM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 623 Likes: 62 Essex/Herts Borders, UK trw999 Sidelock
trw999 Sidelock Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 623 Likes: 62 Essex/Herts Borders, UK	That image looks very like Colonel Peter Hawker. Who is the letter to/from? Tim

Re: Purdey Percussion of another era SXS 40 #668089 12/05/25 05:51 AM
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 1,259 Likes: 596 Parabola Sidelock
Parabola Sidelock Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 1,259 Likes: 596	Interesting leather (?) circular capper. Lovely gun!

Re: Purdey Percussion of another era SXS 40 #668096 12/05/25 08:25 AM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,226 Likes: 137 nh mostly ed good Sidelock
ed good Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,226 Likes: 137 nh mostly	wunder bar... keep it simple and keep it safe...

Re: Purdey Percussion of another era SXS 40 #668124 12/05/25 05:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,861 Likes: 15 USA obsessed-with-doubles Sidelock
obsessed-with-doubles Sidelock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,861 Likes: 15 USA	Did you get that? I bid on it. Beautiful gun with a lot of interesting details. I love the figure in the wood. https://www.proxibid.com/lotinformation/92456828/j-purdey-cased-double-barrel-hammer-gun-12-ga What's up with the Hawker connection? I thought it was made for an American, stayed here its whole life. OWD Last edited by obsessed-with-doubles; 12/05/25 05:06 PM. Good Gun Alerts & more: www.DogsandDoubles.com

Re: Purdey Percussion of another era SXS 40 #668126 12/05/25 05:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,797 Likes: 479 AZ but dreaming of KS Drew Hause Sidelock
Drew Hause Sidelock Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,797 Likes: 479 AZ but dreaming of KS	The letter may have been addressed to Thomas L. Rice, Westmoreland County, Va? There were a number of large plantations in Westmoreland Co., but none owned by a 'Rice' William Thomas Rice was from Westmoreland Co., Virginia and possibly an heir? https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104453762/william-thomas-rice https://sites.google.com/a/damascusknowledge.com/www/home
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Re: Purdey Percussion of another era SXS 40 #668129 12/05/25 08:13 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 447 Likes: 47 Colorado SXS 40 OP Sidelock
OP SXS 40 Sidelock Joined: May 2005 Posts: 447 Likes: 47 Colorado	There is no Hawker connection. The image is of the original owner, the Honorable F. Channing. The upper crust of the age dressed similarly. See attached factory letter. The gun resided in the collection of Larry Shelton for many years, the author of the book on Claybrough shotguns. The Purdey pinfire in a previous post also came from the Shelton collection. Besides hundreds of Claybroughs, Larry collected other fine guns as well. Last edited by SXS 40; 12/05/25 08:20 PM. HWK
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Re: Purdey Percussion of another era SXS 40 #668131 12/05/25 09:38 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,861 Likes: 15 USA obsessed-with-doubles Sidelock
obsessed-with-doubles Sidelock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,861 Likes: 15 USA	Ah. Gotcha. Now I see. Thanks for clarifying. Regardless, it's a great gun. I think there were other Purdeys in the Shelton collection. I believe they sold in 2024. OWD Good Gun Alerts & more: www.DogsandDoubles.com

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