That video was posted on youtube in 2011, 7 years ago and god knows how long it was made before that. Purdey were making the woodward o/u's, as they own the brand since the just after war.
How do you know they're made in Italy? Purdey rarely changes their design and process over decades. The video clearly shows the barrels being made in-house. I don't understand why they would outsource it to Italy; it isn't for cost reasons.
Because Purdey admitted they make them in Italy, and i don't know what the problem is with that. The Italians make guns as good as anyone else. A quick shot of some barrels in a video doesn't mean much. They probably still make the woodward ou in house.
It isn't for cost reasons ? Why else ? Its the same reason Browning assemble their guns in Portugal and Schmidt and Bender make some of their scopes in Hungary.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
