I purchased (from Stephen Cobb) a Purdey Sixteen Chamber Thirteen bore hammer gun. Serials out to 1847.

Here is a link to Stephen Cobbs webpage describing the gun:
http://stevecobbguns.com/englishsg.htm

During the purchase process we exchanged several emails and he had changed him mind and concluded that it wasn't a converted muzzleloader.

The gun has rust blued Damscus barrels. The name on the barrel rib has been mostly finished out but "J. Purdey ????? ?????? ???? ??? London" is visible. The barrels are 28" long and the tubes touch at the muzzle. There is a wide swamped rib. The barrel weighs 3lbs 6oz. The bore diameters are 0.709", the gun is choked 0.003", the chambers are 2-1/2" long, the chamber diameters are 0.740" and 0.750". The minimum wall thickness is 0.032". The gun weighs 7lbs 2oz. I think there may be a weight in the stock. It has the W&C Scott lever and the Purdey double underbite. It says "Purdey" on the locks.

Here are pictures:

























This is a picture of the steel butt plate wrapping up on the comb.













Here is a link to my photobucket - there are several more pictures there that I didn't post here.
http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l274/AmarilloMike/PurdeySixteenHammergun/?start=all

What have I got and how did it get that way?

Best,

Mike

Last edited by AmarilloMike; 05/08/08 06:16 PM.

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