The one thing that is troubling me about the gun is the engraving is of a rather poor standard. Purdey did buy in locks built by Joseph Brazier their quality was second to none when they were manufacturing for prestigious London makers. In the photograph is my own Bar in wood from the 1860s with Brazier locks though it is percussion rather than muzzle loading though the engraving is typical of Purdey’s early guns, also Purdey only made and sold the best guns and I do feel that the gun in the photograph misses that elevated position by a long way.
