Bob and Obsessed, I asked the same question. The serial no. he gave may have been 20,000 as my memory is possibly faulty. He said that by that time, all of the mechanical refinements that could be made, had been made. He said he owned a pair of ca. 1935 Purdey's and that they are the only guns he will ever need or have. Not like lots of guys on the board that may "need" more than that.