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I believe the bulk of Woodward's problems were, shall we say, internal. For an interesting look a "second tier", BV2, consider the Atkin, Grant, Lang, et al. amalgum.
Woodward may have been correct to sell "only to Purdey's" if the firm reputation was his major concern; considering how little he was paid for the brand, one can easily believe this to be true. Grant was surely the equaly of anyone in the 1890's. Yet the firm reputation was so damaged in the early 1900's by successors that the market still remembers to this day.
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Sidelock
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It probably bears keeping in mind that none of the great British gunmakers escaped the 20th Century anywhere like they entered it. Beaumont's book makes quite clear that had not new owners (non-gunmakers) stepped in, Purdey's would have likely failed after World War II.
Moreover, Purdey and Hollands are no longer, strictly speaking, British gunmakers. They are now French gunmakers, who happen to build their guns in London ...
OK, deliberate hyperbole but this talk about who failed and who didn't is in some sense irrelevant when you consider that the gunmaking families that founded the best London names are long, long removed from current ownership.
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In some respects, yes. In other respects, no. It is amazing the information that gets passed down word-of-mouth in a shop that is kept in continuous service. It is equally amazing what gets lost when a shop closes.
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Sidelock
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Could you send me a copy of your list to:
ivanj1@verizon.net
Thanks in advance!
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Info on "List" is on the way to all. Greg, it is in the mail. Rest, it has been eamiled. These are excel files. Let me know if you have trouble with them.
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Kind of a shame about those barrels [img]  [/img]
Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought stupid,than open it and confirm.
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I get a warm and fUzzy feel'n everytime I see it. 
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That can't be right someone must have doctored that picture up, those barrels can't be cut that short!!
But if it is and someone cut that jewel up like that they need to take a long stay at a mental hospital.
All the best
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Sidelock
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You guys really didn't know that LG is a closet Cowboy Action Shooter? Lord Glennthorne nails 'ole west targets with a bobbed barrel best!!
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I think he goes by the lOne Range'ja.
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