Sleeving was of course a worthwhile exercise for Lady Meux’s 28 bore Purdey bar-in-wood hammer gun.

I didn’t remember it rightly but find Holt’s sold it for a hammer price of £15,000 against a top estimate of £5,000 ( so £20,000 paid by the purchaser).

I still suspect that it is a world record for a sleeved gun.

Last edited by Parabola; 07/31/23 05:02 PM. Reason: Misremembered