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J. PURDEY
A 12-BORE THUMB LEVER HAMMER GUN, NO. 8420, BUILT FOR PRINCE GEORGE, 2ND DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE
30 1/2-inch damascus barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about true cylinder borings, the rounded frame, rebounding back locks, hammers and Second Patent thumb lever with fine scroll engraving, 14 1/4-inch highly figured stock with ribbed butt plate, silver oval engraved with the Royal cipher, 6lb. 6oz., proof exemption certificate, bores marked, in a mahogany case with accessories, etc
The maker confirms that the gun was built in 1871 as the No.1 gun of a pair, with 30 1/2-inch barrels for HRH Duke of Cambridge.
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Prince George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge, KG, KT, KP, GCB, GCH, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, VD, PC (26th March 1819 to 17th March 1904)
Prince George was the grandson of King George III, cousin of Queen Victoria and uncle of Queen Mary. He became Duke of Cambridge in 1850 and a Field Marshall in 1862 and was Commander-in-Chief of the British Army for thirty nine years. He would have shot with all of the great shots of the time, such as Lord Ripon, HRH The Prince of Wales (King Edward VII), HRH Prince George (King George V), Maharaja Duleep Singh and Mr Harry Stonor. The Duke's country seat, Six Mile Bottom Hall, was in the middle of the best driven partridge and pheasant shooting in the country. |
Sold for £4800
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| Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns |
| Sotheby's, London |
| 15 April 2015 |
| Commission is 25% ex. VAT. Artist's Resale Right may apply |
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