Details of Lot 116
J. PURDEY & SONS
A SCARCE PAIR OF PURDEY PATENT 16-BORE "ELECTRIC SPOTTER CARTRIDGES"

the 15 1/4-inch nickel plated cartridge tubes with compartment for batteries, each engraved "J. Purdey & Sons, London, Patent No.333540, Made in England"

The Purdey "Spotter Cartridge" was provisionally patented in 1929 and first advertised in 1930 at a cost of £2 10s. Designed for indoor use, they would shine a beam of light down the barrel when the gun was fired to allow for silent indoor practice.
Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns
The Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland
24 August 2015
Commission is 25% ex. VAT. Artist's Resale Right may apply