Your argument is pure speculation and for a start you do not know who the first owner of this Purdey was. Also you cannot foretell the future like I cant but the chances of a well-connected Purdey has a lot more going for it than a Perazzi. This gun has been their done that and has the tee shirt! As for modern Purdy guns dont try to put words in my mouth they will last as long as the world will allow as you well know. You seem to desperately want to prove a point of speculation which is not truly possible also you seem to have thrown everything into the ring including the kitchen sink, but in the end this Purdey has lived until now still working as Purdey the younger intended, a cast Iron un-arguable fact. And my last input on this matter they do exhaustive tests on Aeroplanes, space vehicles, cars to name just a few things of this modern world and yet they fail so exhaustive testing is no guarantee of anything.
