Condor, Purdey's can, at their own discrection, mark a set of barrels with "Woodward." They bought the name so they have that right; but Purdey's only. BTW, Purdey's have produced a few JW guns in recent years. Purdey's probably had several barrel makers on staff at any given time. JW ---?? I dunno ; we have so little info about the JW firm.
The point remains, I think, to what quality level is any given set of barrels made. I don't doubt that there are several craftsmen currently working who, paid the appropriate sum, can get you out a "best work" set of barrels that would be just as good as the OE's. The problem with non-OE work is that it always raises questions. Anything that raises questions reduces value.
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