I spoke to David once about this gun and he mentioned that he offered it to Purdey's for purchase a few years ago and they wouldn't even make an offer. I love how he handled the disposition of the gun. Reminds me of a quote I saw at the entrance to a bar once..."We've upped our standards, so up yours!"
Right Owenjj3, I had that discussion with David as well and he told me that Richard said they had enough very early Purdey guns on display and in storage cases that they really couldn't use another.
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