Bill, I’ve been looking at a Purdey Bar in Wood recently. Not in the market for it but I can hardly imagine a more stunning shotgun. I’m surprised there is even a second one in Canada. Yours is beautiful and I would guess, a joy to shoot.
Can I buy a Purdey or Holland and Holland on a budget ?
- Thread starter Big Bad
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Not a shotgun but is a Purdey form 1860, a double express rifle
This gun sold for 84 pounds and the family ordered and bought 3 of them at the same time
I have some other makes and the Purdey is of the high quailty for sure, but i also have a Charles Lancaster double rifle form 1856 that is very close to workmanship but wouild have been less money
At this time the big names had a lot of the top craftsman working for them and expect nothing but top work and when these people left it made many more top makes
Other countrys also had good craftmans i am just not a big fan of some of the styles in there guns but again a personal opinion
This gun sold for 84 pounds and the family ordered and bought 3 of them at the same time
I have some other makes and the Purdey is of the high quailty for sure, but i also have a Charles Lancaster double rifle form 1856 that is very close to workmanship but wouild have been less money
At this time the big names had a lot of the top craftsman working for them and expect nothing but top work and when these people left it made many more top makes
Other countrys also had good craftmans i am just not a big fan of some of the styles in there guns but again a personal opinion
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In what seems to have been a lifetime ago, this was my Going-out-on-Sunday ride in Switzerland... I too can go off gun topic.
That is one good looking ride Steve!! You shouldn't have let that one go.
Falconflyer
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I've been known to go off topic quite a bit too but I just saw no need to repeat the Harley bashing thread when it has been done elsewhere, my comments were not directed at you.
Falconflyer
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That's incredible piece of work Bill, like the previous owner, I'd want to make sure it went to a good home too!
I have seen a few Purdey hammer guns in Alberta but never a bar in wood. Let's face it, there aren't many Purdey's of any kind in Canada. I lucked out on my many years ago
Thanks for your comments. Yes, the gun is going to a good home but not for a few years.
That's a beautiful Rifle WR. Complete with case and accoutrements---great find.
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This be my reasoning as well for getting good quality guns that fit, point & pattern well for ye without the huge gouge to the finances.
For folks that have the bucks though, go for the gusto and get a Purdy or H&H. Desire drives the mission.
Red ring accents on a Silver Shadow?
I like this better.
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This be my reasoning as well for getting good quality guns that fit, point & pattern well for ye without the huge gouge to the finances.
For folks that have the bucks though, go for the gusto and get a Purdy or H&H. Desire drives the mission.
Red ring accents on a Silver Shadow?
I like this better.
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Aw, a rattle can of grey paint would fix that in a minute.
Falconflyer
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
This be my reasoning as well for getting good quality guns that fit, point & pattern well for ye without the huge gouge to the finances.
For folks that have the bucks though, go for the gusto and get a Purdy or H&H. Desire drives the mission.
Red ring accents on a Silver Shadow?
I like this better.
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The red rings definitely stand out!
I drove a Rolls once, I don't remember ever being so self conscious of anything in my life. Even in an area where Rolls Royce cars are fairly common, you still get a lot of looks. A buddy of mine drove one down Deerfoot Trail in Calgary, a place where they are not common, and another driver actually gave him the finger... haha, being an F-150 guy, he couldn't get out of that thing fast enough!
BigUglyMan
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- New Scotland
I was at the Calgary Gun Show about 17 years ago and there was a guy with a Holland Royal, an older one, for $12 500. So, yes, you can buy them on a budget, just not "any" budget.
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BigUglyMan
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That's because we're all pushing our bikes into corners of the garage for their annual hibernation, where the shotguns are just startign to get slid out and carried afield.
Yes, you can buy them on a budget. About 8 years ago I was looking at a shotgun on the EE I was interested in. Went to see it in person as the seller wasn't that far from me in the GTA. While there he pulled out an old (and rough) H & H hammer gun. I know enough now to know it was likely restore-able for a reasonable amount of dough. He was asking something like $1800. But it was an odd duck. Definitely a shotgun, but it had folding sights. Was not a Paradox. Confused the hell out of me. Made me think someone had messed with it at some point. So I passed. Years later I heard it had been lettered by Holland and was all original. Damn!
Well, not exactly British but a friend bought one of their collection of higher end guns. Listed around $4K. Was a very good deal.
AR15meister
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I just purchased a 20 gauge Bar in Wood Purdey. Elegant and fast handling gun.
And won’t that be fun to see at the next SxS shoot, if COVID ever chills out.
AR15meister
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I think the "BIG doubles duck shoot" at St Clair on the 27th is going to be a good preview........
