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1R.         Exceptional! Consecutive Serial Numbered Match Pair of Ken Hunt Signed & Engraved James Purdey & Sons 12 Bore Over-Under Hammerless Ejector Game Shotguns

Sunday, October 26th, 2025

Estimated time of sale: 12:00 PM EST

1R.         Exceptional! Consecutive Serial Numbered Match Pair of Ken Hunt Signed & Engraved James Purdey & Sons 12 Bore Over-Under Hammerless Ejector Game Shotguns – Guns Are Numbered 26761 & 26762 – Both Guns Are Fit w/26” Solid Rib Barrels – w/Gun #1 Being Choked Improved Cylinder & Modified While Gun No. 2 Had New Barrels Fitted in August 1962 Which Are Choked Modified & Full – Each Guns Set of Barrels is Equipped w/a Single Bead Front Sight – Top of Barrel Rib on Each Gun is Marked with It’s Respective Number in the Set, #26761 Being No. 1 & #26762 Being #2, Followed by the “J. Purdey & Sons. Audley House South Audley Street, London, England” Barrel Address – Each Set of Barrels Retains an Excellent Amount of Original Blued Finish – Minium Wall Thickness on Each Gun is .031/.031 – Each Guns Receiver Retains 95-98% Original Case Color! – Both Guns Are Stocked w/A Highly Figured, Fine Checkered Capped Pistol Grip Wood Butt Stock to a Leather Covered Recoil Pad w/Each Gun Having a 14 5/8” LOP, Matching Fine Checkered Wood Forearms – Note:  Small Hairline Repair on Forearm of Gun No. 2!! – w/Double Triggers – Both Guns Are Factory Engraved by Purdey Master Engraver Ken Hunt – Locks on Each Gun Are Engraved w/Woodland Flighted Game Bird Scenes – On Gun No. 1, The Underside of the Receiver is Engraved w/the Head of a Bird Dog, While on the Underside of Gun No. 2 is Engraved w/A Seated Bird Dog Holding a Game Bird in its Mouth, All of Which is Surround by Fine Standard Engraving on Both Guns – On Both Guns Ken Hunt Signed the Right & Left Lock Plates Down in the Grass of Each Woodland Scene! – Each Gun is Cased in a C.L. Fitzgerald of Greenwich, CT Leather Takedown Travel Case w/Each Case Having a James Purdey & Sons Label Inside the Lid, w/One Case Bearing a Gun Specification Label – Guns Come Accompanied by a Purdey Factory Letter Confirming Features & Configuration – Here is An Opportunity to Own a Masterful Set of Consecutive Numbered Matched Pair Ken Hunt Engraved J. Purdey Over-Under Shotguns!! – w/Original Dated Purchase Receipt – Gun #26761 Weighs 7lbs 5.6oz. – Gun #26762 Weighs 7lbs. 6oz.

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