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A few years ago I remember a full page ad for a new Purdey Hammer Gun in the DGJ, I think Griffin & Howe were importing it.I think it had safety & ejectors.
Anyone see , buy, or shoot one?
Not that I'm in the market, but I just wondered how the new Gun stacked up to a Golden-age classic
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franc

Griffin and Howe has a 20b Purdey hammer gun listed now. It's POR.



Maybe the "POR" is why I have heard them called, "Griffin & HOW MUCH?"

I saw one on display at the Vintagers the last year that event was in Millbrook. I can't afford one, so should not criticize, but to my eye it lacked the elegance of a Golden-age classic. It's like they knew how to make hammer guns, but forgot over the years.

What do I mean by that statement? I guess what I would like to see would be back action island locks with rounded bars. Just my taste, I suppose. This 20b isn't a bad looker!

Curl

matter of fact there was a guy from midwest who ordered three of them through g&h wish i could remember his name. I think they were 80k+ at that time.

Another observation:

What the heck is the tang safety for? Belt and suspenders!

The top tang should be clean and shaped like a classic.

Curl

Yet another observation. G&H has it listed as "Price on Request" on the New Shotguns listing, but I see at the very bottom of the details page:

Comments : Available exclusively from Griffin & Howe. Priced at 52,894 GBP Sterling.

So there's the answer on "how much?".

Curl

the newer guns have a little bit more beefiness as compared to the classics. both handle well though.

it has to be mechanical equal to FAMARS at least. who knows perhaps forgings came from land of 'olive und tomato'?

I'm afraid I would have to hunt some of that color off the receiver before I would be happy with it. Are we sure this gun is actually finished in the Purdey shop?

let us hope that at least parts flew in from italy in cartboard box to be finished in merry ole' west london. i would hate to think forgings came from say turkey.
one thing is certain we will never know for sure.

The top safety, I understand, was to cater for the American market; something to do with avoiding litigation like those heavy trigger pulls on factory supplied rifles. They could not seem to get the hammer shape right in my opinion. They were certainly colour hardened in Birmingham as I have been in the place where they were done on a number of occasions. Always nice and warm in there. Lagopus.....