Were Purdeys of that vintage Birmingham or London-sourced guns? Wasn't Purdey, like many others, at least initially, sellers of sourced guns as well as Makers? Wasn't it made long before Purdey had patented his own sidelock action, as well as before he bought the Beesley-patented self-opening action that he's used ever since?

Last edited by Ken61; 10/21/14 07:49 AM.
I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.