J McCririck & Sons, Ayr, Scotland
12 bore Back Action, Sidelock Ejector
no. 2131
Date of manufacture: pre-1896
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Heritage Guns' Comment This is a superb example of a Best
Scottish sidelock ejector from this highly respected gunmaker,
made in the heyday of the British gun trade. Built with back action,
bar locks, it exhibits many features commonly found on full, bar
action sidelocks from the most illustrious gunmakers. WE REGRET THAT THIS GUN IS NOW SOLD. IF YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR A SIMILAR GUN, PLEASE CONTACT US. |
The action is of traditional
SLE design and features:
Top lever opening, Purdey Concealed 3rd Bite and Purdey Bolt operated
by a Scott Spindle, Double triggers bolted by an automatic top tang
safety slide, Back action bar locks, Roger's cocking levers, H&H
style interceptor sears, Anti-friction rollers on main springs, Disk
set strikers, Deeley ejector box tripped by slides in the bar of action
and Anson's push rod forend catch.
Gun weight 6lb 13oz
Engraving style Very Best Bouquet and Scroll. Breech ends with elegant
feather motif
Trigger pulls measure approximately: Front trigger 3 1/2 lbs
Rear trigger 4 lbs
The original steel barrels are 30" in length, chambered
for 2 3/4" (70mm) cartridges and are of brazed dovetail lump construction
with soft soldered ribs.
Top rib is of the smooth, concave game type.
London reproof for 70mm nitro powder cartridges in 2012
Approximate barrel measurements at date of publication:
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Nominal Proof Size
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Bore Diameter 9" from Breech
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Minimum Wall Thickness
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Choke Constriction
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| Right Barrel |
18.6mm (0.732")
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0.732"
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0.025" Minimum
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0.011" (IC)
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| Left Barrel |
18.6mm (0.732")
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0.732"+
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0.022" Minimum
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0.021" (Mod)
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Straight Hand Stock and Splinter Forend are crafted from well figured walnut. There are 2 small inlet repairs to the forend wood at the knuckle and 2 repaired settling cracks behind the lock plates. The stock is lightly cast-off for a right-handed shot, features a white metal oval engraved 'WHSA' in script, well defined drop points and a 7/8" leather covered Silvers recoil pad. The bolstered forend features a finely engraved steel diamond and forend tip.
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Well figured walnut
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The 20 lines per inch chequering has been freshened
in a normal sidelock pattern.
The stock is finished with a traditional linseed oil based preparation
as used on best guns by one of the top English makers. This finish
uses no grain fillers to achieve its deep, smooth lustre, only many
hours of alternate build and flatting off of the surface.
Approximate stock measurements at date of publication:
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Pull to Heel
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Pull to Bump
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Pull to Centre
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Pull to Toe
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14 3/4"
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14 7/8"
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14 7/8"
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15 3/8"
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Drop at Comb
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Drop at Face
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Drop at Heel
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1 9/16"
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1 3/4"
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2 3/16"
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Cast at Comb
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Cast at Heel
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1/16" (approximate)
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1/8" (approximate)
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For the purposes of these measurements,
'Drop at Face' is the 'drop' measurement taken on a line perpendicular
to the
line joining the trigger and centre of the butt at approximately 8"
from the trigger (front trigger on a double trigger gun).
Patents Exhibited include:
Roger's cocking levers patent no 397 of 1882;
'Purdey Bolt' patent no. 1104 of 1863;
'Purdey Concealed 3rd Bite' patent no 397 of 1878;
'Scott Spindle' patent no. 2752 of 1865;
Deeley's ejector patent no. 4289 of 1886;
Anson's forend fastener patent no. 3791 of 1872.