A pair of 12-bore sidelock ejector guns built in 1931 by the prominent London gun and rifle maker James Purdey & Sons, estimated at £30,000-40,000 at Gavin Gardiner’s sale at Gleneagles.
The event is inked into the diaries of serious collectors of guns and rifles, and since 2009 has been held by former Sotheby’s firearms specialist Gavin Gardiner.
This year’s sale, on August 28, will include around 200 lots of modern and vintage sporting guns, rifles and accessories from 1860 to the present day.
A highlight is this pair of 12-bore sidelock ejector guns built in 1931 by the prominent London gun and rifle maker James Purdey & Sons. Retaining much of their original finish, they are estimated at £30,000-40,000.
