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Vikram
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by Vikram » Mon Jul 29, 2013 6:55 pm
http://www.gavingardiner.com/BidCat/det ... LotRef=171
TULA
A RARE AND HISTORIC 12-BORE "RUSSIAN PURDEY" SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 7340, PRESENTED TO HAROLD MACMILLAN BY PRESIDENT KHRUSHCHEV ON HIS HISTORIC VISIT IN 1959
29 3/8-inch chopper-lump barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers, about full and extra full choke borings, mid extension, the breeches lined with gold, solid machined rib, the frame, locks and top lever with bouquet and scroll engraving and retaining all of their original hardening colour, with further outline gold inlaid detail, the date "1957" inlaid on the action base, the fences carved with further scrollwork, gold cocking indicators, articulated front trigger, 14 1/2-inch figured stock with inset gold plaque bearing presentation inscription, 7lb. 9oz., Russian nitro proof, in its maker's presentation case with leather outer cover
The gun appears unused. Built to Purdey specification by the state Tula Armoury, the gun is one of a limited number produced for high ranking officials and presentation to overseas leaders.
The gun was presented to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan by Nikita Khrushchev during the historic 1959 visit to Moscow at the height of the Cold War. It is of superb quality and is exquisitely finished with a presentation gold plaque set in to the stock and it remains unused in its original presentation case. It has remained in the family ever since.
During a period of extreme tension between the East and the West, the visit was remarkable as it was the first visit of a major Western leader to the USSR since the Second World War. Harold Macmillan was committed to curbing the arms race and played a major role in negotiating the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963, the first important treaty signed between the US, USSR and Britain since the end of the Second World War.
Sold for £18,000
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Vikram
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Safarigent
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by Safarigent » Mon Jul 29, 2013 7:16 pm
Exquisite gun.
Would have fetched a higher price here though.
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James_Bond
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by James_Bond » Mon Jul 29, 2013 10:08 pm
Very nice it is.
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herb
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by herb » Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:28 am
Beautiful gun. normally we see only basic utilatarian stuuf coming out of russian factories. This shows they are capable of nice craftmanship if needed.
Thanks for sharing Vikram.
Herb
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dev
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by dev » Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:32 am
Very purty gun
. Exquisite.
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Dev
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BowMan
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by BowMan » Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:10 am
Purde-sk-y!!!
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Sakobav
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by Sakobav » Mon Aug 12, 2013 7:30 am
Nice Tulla shotty...actually Soviet generals took quite a bit of expensive guns as trophies after WW2 from Germany and other countries
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sa_ali
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by sa_ali » Tue Aug 13, 2013 5:53 pm
BowMan wrote:Purde-sk-y!!!
thats perfect.
the gun is indeed a beauti, I wish there were more pic availables
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shooter
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by shooter » Thu Jan 16, 2014 4:07 pm
This is incorrect. Everyone knows bai kaka are Russian purveys.
You want more gun control? Use both hands!
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One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. by Jose Gasset.
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shooter
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by shooter » Thu Jan 16, 2014 5:35 pm
This is incorrect. Everyone knows bai kaka are Russian purdeys.
You want more gun control? Use both hands!
God made man and God made woman, but Samuel Colt made them equal.
One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. by Jose Gasset.
