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ELEY
TWO MINIATURE PAPER WRAPPERS
for the miniature cartridges built for King George V's miniature pair of Purdey shotguns, 1/6 scale; together with the Eley factory manager's copy of the 1936 ammunition catalogue, with annotations in which they were found
For the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935, James Purdey & Sons presented His Majesty with a miniature pair of hammer ejector guns, nos. 25000 and 25001. Built to exactly 1/6 the size of the king's pair of 12-bore guns, the fully working miniatures were supplied with fully functioning ammunition. The cartridges were .47 inches long, .18 in diameter and loaded with 2.02grns of dust shot. It is said that the cartridges cost as much to produce as the guns themselves. Housed in miniature Eley boxes, these two paper outer wrappers were kept as samples of the very small number actually produced. The guns and a complete box of 25 cartridges are preserved in the Royal Gun Room at Sandringham.
For further information, please refer to The Royal Gun Room at Sandringham, by David Baker.
Sold for £350
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A GROUP OF ELEY ADVERTISING BOARDS AND DISPLAY ITEMS
Sold for £600
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AN INTERESTING GROUP OF MATERIAL RELATING TO G. E. LEWIS & SONS AND G. & S. HOLLOWAY,
comprising copies of gunmakers' catalogues, notes, postcards and a small group of printing blocks for these makers
Sold for £200
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"THE LIGHTNING COUNTER BOY"
A CAST-IRON PAPER CUTTING TOOL
that was used in the manufacture and wrapping of Eley cartridges
Sold for £40
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W. E. JONES
A SCARCE ACCURATUS DOUBLE SPOUT POWDER MEASURE, NO. 585
of brass construction with tin powder hopper
Sold for £200
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A BOX CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 40 BREN GUN OIL CANS
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SEVERAL FILES OF INTERESTING ELEY CUSTOMER COMPLAINT REPORTS
relating to both sporting and rimfire ammunition, including complaints from many famous gun makers about ammunition supplied
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GUNMAKERS CATALOGUES
comprising catalogues for Webley, Rigby, Holland & Holland Anniversary catalogue, etc; together with a quantity of Giles Whittome leather case labels
Sold for £80
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A SMALL GROUP OF ELEY PROMOTIONAL ITEMS
including displays of "Maximum" and "Alphamax" cartridges, rimfire ammunition, etc
Sold for £300
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A LEATHER BOUND CANVAS CASE
for a .275 magnum take down bolt-action rifle
Sold for £460
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A BRASS BOUND LEATHER GUN CASE,
with compartment for 30-inch barrels, suitable for an over and under gun; together with a canvas gun case, with compartment for 30-inch barrels
Sold for £180
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ALEXANDER HENRY
A BRASS BOUND LEATHER CASE
suitable for a double-barrelled hammer rifle, the leather-lined interior with compartment for 28-inch barrels, exterior leather distressed, lock and straps missing
Sold for £190
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A LEATHER GUN CASE
with compartment for 30-inch barrels; together with a further Holland & Holland leather gun case, interior distressed
Sold for £240
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A GROUP OF VINTAGE SHOTGUN CLEANING RODS
the ebony and rosewood rods comprising four two-piece rods and two three-piece rods
Sold for £280
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J. PURDEY & SONS
TWO MODERN TWO-PIECE 12-BORE CLEANING RODS
the brass fittings engraved with the maker's name; together with two further modern named rods by Holland & Holland
Sold for £480
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A GROUP OF GUN MAKERS TURNSCREWS
including: named turnscrews by J. Woodward & Sons, Cogswell & Harrison, striker disc removal key, chamber brush and 16 further turnscrews
Sold for £800
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W. W. GREENER
A SCARCE LARGE SIZE NICKEL-PLATED OIL BOTTLE
engraved with London and Birmingham address; together with a further nickel-plated chamber brush, engraved W.W.G.
Sold for £460
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A NICKEL-PLATED PLACE FINDER
in the form of an 8-bore cartridge, the base unscrewing to reveal 8 numbered pegs
Sold for £260
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A GROUP OF 11 OIL BOTTLES
of both round and square patterns, including: 3 by J. Purdey & Sons and 2 by Boss & Co.
Sold for £700
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A LARGE GROUP OF NICKEL-PLATED GUN MAKERS SNAP CAPS
approximately 14 pairs, including named examples by J. Purdey & Sons, Holland & Holland, Alex Martin, Hawkesley and C. B. Vaughan
Sold for £550
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JAMES PURDEY & SONS
A GROUP OF GUN CASE ACCESSORIES
comprising: two pairs of named snap caps, oil bottle, striker pot, turnscrews and striker disc key, shot measure, rolled turnover and wad seating tool
Sold for £900
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KYNOCH LTD.
'SHOOTING NOTES AND COMMENTS, A BOOK CONTAINING MATTERS OF INTEREST TO SPORTSMEN',
First Edition, July 1910, Reprinted September 1910; together with two Kynoch ivory letter openers, a nipple key in the form of a whistle; a brass cased Kynoch 12-bore cartridge; and an Eley Linsley Bros. cartridge (6)
Sold for £350
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JAMES PURDEY & SONS
A WOODEN LIGHTWEIGHT-TYPE GUN CASE
with compartment for 29-inch barrels, the lid with James Purdey & Sons label
The case is sold with a letter stating that it was built in Changi jail by a fellow prisoner-of-war during the Japanese occupation.
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A LEATHER GUN CASE
with compartment for 30-inch barrels, worn overall
Sold for £110
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CHARLES HELLIS & SONS
A BRASS BOUND OAK AND LEATHER GUN CASE
suitable for a hammer gun, with compartment blocked for 29-inch barrels
Sold for £200
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HENRY ATKIN
A LIGHTWEIGHT LEATHER GUN CASE
with compartment for 30-inch barrels
Sold for £160
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A LARGE SELECTION OF GUN MAKERS' INSTRUCTION BOOKLETS
mainly for Browning, Miroku and Remington, but including Webley & Scott and David McKay Brown
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JAMES MACNAUGHTON
A LIGHTWEIGHT LEATHER CASE
suitable for a 28-bore round action gun with compartment for 26-inch barrels
Sold for £120
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GEORGE GIBBS LTD
A LIGHTWEIGHT LEATHER CASE
with compartments blocked for 27-inch barrels
Sold for £240
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MANTON & CO.
A CANVAS GUN CASE
with compartment for 30-inch barrels
Sold for £70
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