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The gun is "Holland "patern ,dont see how you get Purdey ejectors .No Purdey style trippers and it has a extractor cam which Purdey's do not have.

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Originally Posted By: gunman
The gun is "Holland "patern ,dont see how you get Purdey ejectors .No Purdey style trippers and it has a extractor cam which Purdey's do not have.


I believe you are exactly right. But, the catalog copy mentions Purdey and Hollands. My read on it was Purdey locks, another read Purdey ejection.

Sometimes old catalogs don't give the best information, and we are reading from what is a second language to us. My Spanish is the South American variety, which differs from mainland Spanish in ways I don't even fully grasp, as of today.

Sorry.

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Gentlemen,

Let’s remember that we are discussing Spanish guns, Spanish gun catalogs, and most importantly Spanish gun makers.

In the 1940’s (and to a lesser degree today) when a customer ordered a model “Something-or-Other” (in this case a SEAM model 5000 Gran Lujo) that was the start of the conversation rather than its end. The customer also had the option of specifying the barrel length, cartridge, chamber length, final weight, stock type and dimensions, engraving pattern, and type of locks used.

H&H pattern locks were the most popular (and generally the least expensive), but there were many other choices available – including Purdey pattern locks.

This is why actual guns of some specific model may differ sharply from the catalog description of the model, and from other guns of the same model. The catalog description is what the gun maker will usually produce if the customer does not specify otherwise. Actual guns of a specific model will be whatever the customer and gun maker agreed upon. That's why an ad for a specific model gun may indicate Purdey locks, but a specific gun may have H&H locks.

On topic, and moving into the realm of shotgun porn, here are some pics of a Victor Sarasqueta:










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Doverham, I really like your gun! Looks like high quality to me.


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Buzz -thanks. And it is as easy to carry as it is to look at . . . .

Kyrie - nice VS with Purdey locks. Is it a self-opener, too? Modern laser engraving has ruined heavy scroll engraving (at least to my eye) - it looks much better when it is hand done.


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The wood work and quality on the original poster's gun blows gun number two away-look at the inletting in the head for the locks, the shaping of the drop points, the fitting on the top tang, and the finish on the locks.
Superb work.

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Boss pattern may be but not Purdy .No compressors and definitely not Purdey lifters .Again the gun is what can be classed as Holland style . Whilst I appreciate that wording in catalogues may not be accurate and can lose something in translation , the evidence is in examination .

By the by did the Sarasqueta have a HPH originally ,as the short rounded tanged guard would suggest ?

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