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I emailed Purdey earlier this afternoon with the question about the button/tab in the rear of the guard. I will post the reply here when I receive it.
SRH
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Sidelock
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$5 says it's the sst selector.
JR
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God bless America, long live the Republic.
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Sidelock
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John,
Will you need my address to post me the $5?
Regards,
Salopian
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It is a close copy of the Fratelli Gamba, also marketed under the Rottweil name in the 1970s. The release catch is at the rear of the trigger guard.
Now lets us see the specs, an italian inspired action, bolted stock, false sideplates. All that for only 55000.
A used Gamba, with a coil sprung rebound action, Boehler barrels can be found for 1500 and refurbished to the owners specs for another 1500. Minus the false sideplates, thankfully.
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Sidelock
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Well we know the Sporter is made by P&V. And the selector inside the trigger guard looks familiar.
Mike Proctor
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Sidelock
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An OU with selective trigger and the release catch behind the trigger guard for the trigger group is the Renato Gamba Daytona, (different from the Fratelli Gamba). The selector is a button on the trigger similar to the SKB.
A British review from 2015 staes the price of the Daytona as 3000 Sterling.
Last edited by Shotgunlover; 05/21/18 09:29 AM.
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New article Purdey TP posted on the Purdey website with more details.
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John,
Will you need my address to post me the $5?
Regards,
Salopian I'll buy you a drink next time I see you Sal, should I be wrong. JR
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Their lack of interest in my question confirms what my good friend described to me as their coldness, almost to the point of rudeness, when he visited Purdey, H & H, and Dickson. I really do not expect a reply now, after 9 days. No big loss.
SRH
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Sidelock
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The photo of the underside of the action shows the button only on the left side of the trigger guard. If it were a selector it would need a protrusion on the right side too, otherwise how would it switch from left to right and back again?
I am betting that it is a release catch along the Gamba lines.
The V sprung action does not seem to incorporate rebounding hammers (tumblers).
At 3.64 kilos it outweighs a game MX8.
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